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Clothing/Dress/Costume

Visite of black ribbed silk, lined with black silk taffeta. Standing collar trimmed with black silk lace and covered with premade black glass bead trim in repeating floral pattern; black lace extends down briefly from either side of opening below collar, and then down proper left side of center front opening (hook and eye closure). Front extends into two long points, echoed in beaded trim coming down from shoulders, and accentuated with single beaded motif with beaded fringe at point. Proper right shoulder has fringed beaded trim, like an epaulette. Black lace runs around bottom. Black silk-covered elastic band runs from side to side at elbow height; black silk grosgrain waist tape. Machine sewn.

2024.07.015

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Adult, Female

Outerwear

Historic Costume

Cape

Female

Ribbed Silk

Silk

Taffeta

Black

Simpson, Crawford, & Simpson

1882 - 1885

19th Century

Late 19th Century

Label

Back of neck

SIMPSON, CRAWFORD & SIMPSON / Importers & Manufacturers. / 6th Ave. & 19th St. / NEW YORK

English

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