Child's cape
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cotton and silk
Measurements
960 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658122
Summary
A blue twill child's cape with a border of cream quilted silk. It has a collar of cream quilted silk, very worn. There is an extra cape over the shoulders to about waist level. This has a cream quilted border all the way down the front and round the back. This edge is scalloped and has four cream tassles, one is missing. The garment is lined with cream glazed chintz which is very cracked. The garment closes at the neck with pieces of broad long satin ribbon that can be tied in a bow.