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Tan/fawn colored flannel; five rows of top-stitching around hem; high, stiff collar embroidered on outside with silver thread and yellow chenille in scrolling pattern. Inside of collar lined with beige embroidered net over beige satin; same net gathered around base of collar; long beige ribbon ties inside collar. Hook and eye closure; cream silk damask lining; gathered self-pocket on left side; self-ruched loops on both sides of opening; weights at front hem.
capes (outerwear)
damask
embroidering
flannel
net (textile)
silk (textile)
wool (textile)
Cape
Cape
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6362
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