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
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Rights Holder
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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
Holding Institution
Work Type
Pattern
Citation
“Black Beaded Cape,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed May 31, 2023, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/1209.