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Brown velvet; high band collar; capelet collar with pointed front; hook and eye closure; flower and foliate garland embroidered in brown silk around collar, front edges and hem; quilted brown silk lining; pouch pocket inside at right.
capes (outerwear)
velvet (fabric weave)
silk (fiber)
Cape
Cape
White letters woven on black; silk label inside below collar: ""L.P. Hollander & Co./ Boston and New York""
L.P. Hollander & Co. (Maker)
Boston, MA, USA
Gift of Lea S. Luquer
1957.2
1890-1899 (remade from 1850s cloak-NR)
Massachusetts (United States)
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