Black Beaded Capelet with Lace Collar
Brief Item Record
Title: Black Beaded Capelet with Lace Collar
Creator: B. Altman & Co.
Description: 19th Century black wool capelet with lace collar and beaded trim. Wool, satin-silk. lace, and glass beads. Black wool A-line capelet (a) with bow collar with satin bow at center front, hook and eye closures down center front, beading down center front and along hem and shoulders, ruffled at shoulders, satin border along hem, center front, and shoulders, arms slit between center front panels and back panels.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2001095
Title
Black Beaded Capelet with Lace Collar
Description
19th Century black wool capelet with lace collar and beaded trim. Wool, satin-silk. lace, and glass beads. Black wool A-line capelet (a) with bow collar with satin bow at center front, hook and eye closures down center front, beading down center front and along hem and shoulders, ruffled at shoulders, satin border along hem, center front, and shoulders, arms slit between center front panels and back panels.
Creator
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
17.75 inches (center front length), 18 inches (center back length), other measurements: Neck=17"
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Cataloguer with Date
Sunny Gaughen 02/18/15
Color Main
Closure
Closure Placement
Collar
Costume Components
Center Front Length
17.75
Center Back Length
18
Measurements Other
Neck=17"
All Measurements
17.75 inches (center front length), 18 inches (center back length), other measurements: Neck=17"
Label
"B. Altman & Co./New York"
Culture
Gender
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Condition Term
good
Condition Description
Beading faded in places, loose or completely missing in others; abrasion on collar, hem, and lining; fraying on lace collar; alteration on back of collar, stitched down.
Storage Location
P8
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
B. Altman & Co., “Black Beaded Capelet with Lace Collar,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/936.