Cape
1860-1870 (made)
Cape of twill-weave wool in peacock blue. RIchly embroidered with stylised flowers and geometric shapes worked in cream silk. Unlined with an ornamental pointed hood that has a tassel, caught to the back of the cape. The lower edge and hem are trimmed with cream silk fringing and the burnous fastens at the centre front with embroidered dome buttond and stitch loops with a hook and eye at the neck.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Twill-weave wool embroidered with silk thread, with tassels and fringe |
| Brief description | Cape, for a child, Burnous, twill-weave woollen cloth embroidered in cream silk thread and tassel, Anglo-Indian, ca.1860-70 |
| Physical description | Cape of twill-weave wool in peacock blue. RIchly embroidered with stylised flowers and geometric shapes worked in cream silk. Unlined with an ornamental pointed hood that has a tassel, caught to the back of the cape. The lower edge and hem are trimmed with cream silk fringing and the burnous fastens at the centre front with embroidered dome buttond and stitch loops with a hook and eye at the neck. |
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| Accession number | MISC.570-1984 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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