Cape
c. 1900s (made)
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| Place of origin |
Cape of black face cloth with gold wire embroidery. It is lined with ivory satin, patterned with floral and scallop edged multi coloured, vertical stripes.
It waist length, circular in cut and has a narrow band collar.
It waist length, circular in cut and has a narrow band collar.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Face cloth embroidered with gold wire, lined with brocaded ivory satin |
| Brief description | Cape of gold embroidered face cloth, Turkey, c.1900s |
| Physical description | Cape of black face cloth with gold wire embroidery. It is lined with ivory satin, patterned with floral and scallop edged multi coloured, vertical stripes. It waist length, circular in cut and has a narrow band collar. |
| Credit line | Given by Sir Cecil Beaton |
| Object history | Owned and worn by the Russian ballerina Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.33-1977 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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