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Cloak

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Cloak of wool or mohair camlet in red/orange, green, yellow, black, and white tartan. Turn-down collar and capelet attach to neckline of yoke, to which body of cloak is gathered. Collar, capelet, and yoke are lined in green wool; body of cloak is mostly lined in black wool, with a large patch of rougher light green wool. Fastens at neck with two hooks and eyes. Slits for arms cut in at each side and bound with tartan.

G2003.157

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Adult, Female

Outerwear

Historic Costume

Cloak

Female

Camlet

Wool

Mohair

Tartan

Wool

1835 - 1845

19th Century

Mid 19th Century

Early 19th Century

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