Carrying Cape
ca. 1850 (made)
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Baby's carrying cape of red wool trimmed with red silk braid.
(from original 1963 register) Cape of red woollen cloth. It is a semicircular shape, which has been gathered onto a small curved yoke at the shoulders, with a half cape and a small turn down collar. To the edges of the collar, the cape and at the front opening of the cloak are stitched narrow bands of silk braid arranged in a formal floral pattern linked by arabesques. The main body of the cloak is lined with white cotton, the fronts faced back with silk. At the neck is a white taffeta ribbon for fastening and a white metal hook.
(from original 1963 register) Cape of red woollen cloth. It is a semicircular shape, which has been gathered onto a small curved yoke at the shoulders, with a half cape and a small turn down collar. To the edges of the collar, the cape and at the front opening of the cloak are stitched narrow bands of silk braid arranged in a formal floral pattern linked by arabesques. The main body of the cloak is lined with white cotton, the fronts faced back with silk. At the neck is a white taffeta ribbon for fastening and a white metal hook.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wool with silk braid, cotton, silk, ribbon |
| Brief description | Baby's carrying cape of red wool trimmed with red silk braid; England, ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | Baby's carrying cape of red wool trimmed with red silk braid. (from original 1963 register) Cape of red woollen cloth. It is a semicircular shape, which has been gathered onto a small curved yoke at the shoulders, with a half cape and a small turn down collar. To the edges of the collar, the cape and at the front opening of the cloak are stitched narrow bands of silk braid arranged in a formal floral pattern linked by arabesques. The main body of the cloak is lined with white cotton, the fronts faced back with silk. At the neck is a white taffeta ribbon for fastening and a white metal hook. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs I Routh |
| Object history | Given by Mrs I Routh (RF63/1086) |
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| Accession number | T.128-1963 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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