1800-1850
GUSN-2488
A hand-sewn shoulder cape in red, green and black linen and lined in green. There is a hook and eye at the neck along with fabric tape for tying.
capes (outerwear)
linen (material)
plaids
Linen
Plaid
Cape
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
22 1/4 (H) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.514
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