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Object Name
Cape
Object Number
1942-02-1
Description
Cream-colored wool child's double cape; green scalloped and embroidered dotted round flat collar; green scalloped and dotted embroidered and appliqued with green silk leaves stippled with chain stitching; green frog closure at neck; lined with off-white silk and stuffed with batting
Provenance
Given to infant Julia Chester Wells (1856-1924) by Julia Tallmadge Noyes (1818-1899), granddaughter of Colonel Benjamin Tallmadge (1754-1835). Passed through family to donor, Jane C. Vanderpoel (1896-1968).
Category
Personal Artifacts
Date Made
1856-1857
Dimensions
length: 37"
Materials
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