Shoulder cape
Category
Costume
Date
1890 - 1910
Materials
Moire silk, silk ribbon, jet and metal
Measurements
550 x 590 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604939
Summary
Woman’s cape. Short black silk cape with high stand collar made from a striped moiré silk. Trimmed with five deep flounces of black silk embroidered net decorated with jet bead tassels finished with long diamond shaped beads of jet. Each shoulder and CB is decorated with a fringed medallion of jet beads. Around the stand collar is a fine ribbed black silk ribbon sewn into a bow on the proper left side; the ends of which hang down the front opening. The cape is lined with fine, plain weave black silk. Cape fastens at CF with metal hooks and eyes.