Cloak
1760s (made)
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Woman’s hooded cloak of ivory silk lustring. It is made of 4 pieces of silk, extending into rounded points at the front, longer than in the back. The hood is 1 piece of silk with pleats and a seam at centre back. The edges are trimmed with wide strips of scalloped and pinked silk, applied around the hood, along the neckline at the back and in 2 rows at the back hem. There is a narrower band of gathered and pink silk on the inside of each front edge.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk; hand-woven, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Woman's hooded cloak of ivory silk lustring, 1760s, British; scalloped and pinked trim |
| Physical description | Woman’s hooded cloak of ivory silk lustring. It is made of 4 pieces of silk, extending into rounded points at the front, longer than in the back. The hood is 1 piece of silk with pleats and a seam at centre back. The edges are trimmed with wide strips of scalloped and pinked silk, applied around the hood, along the neckline at the back and in 2 rows at the back hem. There is a narrower band of gathered and pink silk on the inside of each front edge. |
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| Accession number | T.37-1958 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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