Black Beaded Cape

Brief Item Record

Title: Black Beaded Cape

Description: ; Black cape made of textured cotton with a floral pattern. Glass and jet beading all-over the cape. Quilted black satin silk lining. Band collar. Fitted torso with two points at center front and a box pleat at center back. Sleeves are the wings of the cape. Hooks and eyes at neck and buttons at center front.

Full Item Record

Dublin Core

Identifier

VC2010001

Title

Black Beaded Cape

Description

; Black cape made of textured cotton with a floral pattern. Glass and jet beading all-over the cape. Quilted black satin silk lining. Band collar. Fitted torso with two points at center front and a box pleat at center back. Sleeves are the wings of the cape. Hooks and eyes at neck and buttons at center front.

Subject

Clothing and dress

Extent

40 inches (chest), 44 inches (waist), 50 inches (hips), 23 inches (center front length), 23 inches (center back length), 62 inches (hem circumference), 7 inches (underarm to waist).

Type

Physical Object

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/

Rights Holder

© Vassar College Costume Collection. Images in this collection may be used for teaching, classroom presentation, and research purposes only. For other reuse, reproduction and publication of these images, contact costumeshop@vassar.edu.

Costume Item Type Metadata

Color Main

Technique

Closure

Collar

Waistline

Costume Components

Chest

40

Waist

44

Hips

50

Center Front Length

23

Center Back Length

23

Hem Circumference

62

Underarm to Waist

7

All Measurements

40 inches (chest), 44 inches (waist), 50 inches (hips), 23 inches (center front length), 23 inches (center back length), 62 inches (hem circumference), 7 inches (underarm to waist).

Donor

Marcia Goldman Widenor

Classification

costume
clothing

Category

Function

Condition Term

fair

Condition Description

Possibly missing collar, binding at hem and sleeves significantly damaged, some hair/fur al over

Storage Location

P7

Work Type

Pattern

Citation

“Black Beaded Cape,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed May 31, 2023, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/1209.