Stole

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Collection Type

Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1895

GUSN

GUSN-223569

Description

Chocolate brown seal skin stole with highlights. Stole has a collar; animal tails hanging from bottom edge. Has black silk lining; closes with three alternating large hook and eyes at collar has a decorative toggle with a hanging piece.

Details

Descriptive Terms

stoles (outerwear)
skin (collagenous material)
silk (textile)
metal
Stole

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

24 x 19 1/4 x 2 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Mary Richardson

Accession Number

1937.721

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

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