Child's cape
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Flannel and cotton
Measurements
360 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667895
Summary
A yellow flannel child's cape which fastens at the top with two silk ribbons. There is one brass hook and eye at the top. The cape is decorated with embroidery consisting of flowers on a vertical stalk. Crossing over and between each stalk are vertical lines. Single flowers are at the bottom. The bottom of the cape has a scalloped edge. The inside lining is white cotton and is covered in brown spotted stains.