Digital Collections

Capelet

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Child's capelet of pale fawn-colored cotton. Lined with plain weave cotton in natural colorway. Entirely hand-stitched. The capelet comes to about elbow length on a small child, and has a folded over collar with gentle points. Collar, CF, and hem of capelet are trimmed with soutache braiding in pale white. No interfacing felt in between two layers of cotton. CF hook and eye closure just at neck.

2024.15.033

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Historic Costume

Child, Unisex [Historic Costume]

Capelet

Unisex

Cotton

1830 - 1840

Help bring history to life

Your tax-deductible donation helps preserve and share history, nature and art for generations to come.