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Black silk and wool leno weave gauze body. Broad pleated self ruffle all around. Double ruffle at collar. Fully lined with black silk taffeta. Hook and eye closure at bottom. Black silk twill ribbon inside belt.
capes (outerwear)
gauze
stitching
silk (textile)
taffeta
wool (textile)
mourning
Cape
Capelet
Capelet
Stamped in gold on inside belt ""Mme Jenny Coulbeaut/Robes/28, Rue de Grammont, 28/Paris""
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5458
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