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1775-1825
GUSN-2486
A hand-sewn man's red and green plaid cape made of stiff wool and a carded stand-up collar. There are two floral carved buttons at the neck edge. It has side plackets for easy walking, and a lining of red wool in two shades.
capes (outerwear)
hand sewing
lining (process)
linen (material)
wool (textile)
plaids
Linen
Wool
Lined
Machine Sewn
Plaid
CAPE
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
55 (H) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.512
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