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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

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Capelet

Object/Artifact

Entirely hand stitched fine cotton with warp shadow stripes. Cut in one piece; triangular front and back. Edges piped; bottom edge finished with finely hemmed self frill tapering to nothing at CF corners. Print is cylinder printed in brown with major and minor columns of roses in major and minor sizes. One column is shaded red and the other shaded brown. Two have clumsy blue splotches. The colors appear to have lost the original intended hues.

G95.067

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1840

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Cape

Capelet

Printed

Cotton

Frill

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