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Mantle

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched girl’s mantle made of brown cotton velveteen. Wide dome shape with small round collar, and semi-attached sleeve ends over arm slits. Trimmed with brown silk gimp and lined with white, red and green plaid silk taffeta.

G2004.060

Child, Female

Historic Costume

Cape

Female

Velveteen

Taffeta

Brown

Green

Red

1850 - 1865

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