1800-1850
GUSN-2487
A hand-sewn red, green and blue plaid woman's cape with a tan lining. It has a lined collar and small shoulder cape attached. The lining is soft and fine (possibly cotton woven with silk?)
capes (outerwear)
cotton (textile)
wool (textile)
plaids
Wool
Cotton
Plaid
CAPE
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
49 (H) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.513
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