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Evening Cape

ca. 1938 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Evening cape of black grosgrain with a curved waist-length back and the fronts shaped to admit the arm and reaching to the knees. It fastens with a hook and eye at the waist.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Grosgrain
Brief description
Evening cape of grosgrain, designed by Charles James, England, ca. 1938.
Physical description
Evening cape of black grosgrain with a curved waist-length back and the fronts shaped to admit the arm and reaching to the knees. It fastens with a hook and eye at the waist.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Ruth Sheradski
Collection
Accession number
T.298-1977

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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