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Light brown; embroidered with garland of green leaves and pale pink flowers; floral garland around neck, front, and hem; decorative hood has tassel and silk ribbon ties; lined with pale pink silk and wool wadding inner lining; inner collar; gathered around neckline.
capes (outerwear)
embroidering
silk (textile)
twill
wool (textile)
Cape
Cape
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.7238
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