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Satin peach colored women's cape with a curly white fur collar. The cape closes at the neck with three hook and loop closures. The exterior satin is patterned with 'fleur de lis' like flowers. The cape falls to the hip. The interior of the cape is quilted and there are two inner pockets with ruffled edges. The label sewn into the back of the collar states: "Au Bon Marche Maison A Boucicaut 238269 T Paris."
capes (outerwear)
satin
fur
Cape
"AU BON MARCHE / Maison A Boucicaut / 238269 T Paris"
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P847
Au Bon Marche (Retailer)
88 4/16 (W) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1267
Paris (Ville de Paris department, Île-de-France, France)
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