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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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