Evening cape
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1870
Materials
Milled wool, laid gold thread, gold braid and silk satin.
Measurements
570 x 1040 x 0 mm
Place of origin
Albania
Order this imageCollection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 605027
Summary
A woman's cape made from fine milled cream wool. The cape is extensively decorated with a combination of laid gold thread and gold braid in a mixed motif pattern on the stand collar, front, back and hem. It fastens with a gold button and loop centre front, intact, on the neck and is fully lined in cream silk satin.
Provenance
Gift of Mr and Mrs Stewart and Janet Farrar.