Embroidered Cape
Brief Item Record
Title: Embroidered Cape
Description: Embroidered dress cape with silver embroidery and a stiff, lace-lined collar. The cape is lined with silk inside.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2012053
Title
Embroidered Cape
Description
Embroidered dress cape with silver embroidery and a stiff, lace-lined collar. The cape is lined with silk inside.
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
16.5 inches (center back length),
Type
Physical Object
Rights
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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
Cataloguer with Date
Alexandra Figler and Zoe Gross 10/3/2012
Technique
Center Back Length
16.5
All Measurements
16.5 inches (center back length),
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Function
Condition Term
good
Condition Description
Yellowed lace. The wool has some abrasion where the wool is thinning. The cape has cat hair on it and the embroidery has discolored. The lining is cracked and there is a hole in the lace that hangs from the collar.
Storage Location
R9
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“Embroidered Cape,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed September 26, 2023, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/2680.