Cape
ca. 1885 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Girl's cape of dark grey woollen cloth with red and blue check pattern, lined with coral and black narrowly striped brushed cotton. The cape is circular, with a turn down collar cut in four parts, and fastens at the neck front with two hooks and eyes
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Wool, cotton |
| Brief description | Girl's dark grey woollen cloth cape with red and blue check pattern; England, ca. 1885 |
| Physical description | Girl's cape of dark grey woollen cloth with red and blue check pattern, lined with coral and black narrowly striped brushed cotton. The cape is circular, with a turn down collar cut in four parts, and fastens at the neck front with two hooks and eyes |
| Dimensions | No dimensions included in original record |
| Credit line | Miss E J Bowden gift |
| Object history | Part of a group of adults' and children's costume bequeathed by Miss E J Bowden (RF 68/1747). The original register entry states that "All the clothes in this collection were worn by Miss E J Bowden b(orn).1881 died 1968, or her mother Mrs Martha Bowden married c.1878, her father. Miss Bowden's father was a cabinet maker." |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.246-1968 |
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| Record created | May 6, 2009 |
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