Wedding dress shoulder cape
Category
Costume
Date
1933
Materials
Silk satin, silk.
Measurements
860 x 1420 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 605007.3
Summary
A woman's wedding cape, part of an ensemble, made from oyster silk satin. The circular cape has a graduated hem, hip-length at the front and knee-length at the back, with lines of pleating on the cape centre front and on the shoulders for shaping. It is fully lined in matching pale pink silk and has no fastenings.
Provenance
Gift of Melo Lenox-Conyngham. Worn by Laura Alexander Lenox-Conyngham.