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Capelet

Object/Artifact

Entirely hand stitched capelet made of cotton velveteen printed with a dark brown ground, covered with off-white polka dots ringed with orange-red loops. The shapes is like those popular in the 1840s and 1850s but the point in the back of the self collar suggests a date around 1865-70 when the burnouse look was popular, Pieced on proper left back side. Lined with pink glazed cotton and interlined with a thin layer of batting.No fasteners.

G2001.111

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1865 - 1870

Capelet

Velveteen

Printed

Polka-Dots

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