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Cape

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1957

GUSN

GUSN-241429

Description

Purple wool felt cape with rounded collar, arm holes, and covered buttons.

Details

Descriptive Terms

capes (outerwear)
felt (textile)
silk (fiber)
machine sewing (technique)
Cape

People and Organizations

Design Research

Maker

Howes, Lorraine de Wet, Design Research (Designer)

Location of Origin

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Dimensions

41 3/4 x 61 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Ise Gropius

Accession Number

1984.973

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

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Title Reproduction cape Accession Number S2010.18.1

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