Digital Collections

Capelet

Object/Artifact

Entirely hand stitched black silk capelet. Shoulder seams, pointed front and back. Neck opening ‘corners’ rounded gently. Opening trimmed with black gimp. Lined with brown cambric.

G2004.100

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1840 - 1855

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Capelet

Black

Silk

Gimp

Edge

Brown

Cambric

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