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Coat
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Coat made of black velvet. Fastens down the front with hook / eye closures. The plain neckline is accented with a short black lace, while the wrists are embellished with a wide black lace, braid, and ribbon. There is a band of piping at the seam of the body and the sleeve. The coat is lined in quilted black silk.
2004.131.12
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Adult, Female
Historic Costume
Coat
Female
Velvet
Silk
Black
1865 - 1868
United States of America
North America
33 in
22 in
Thornton, Frances Mary
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