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Cape

(ENGLAND)
Cape
 (c. 1880)

Medium
silk, cotton (lace), feathers (swan)

Measurements
73.0 cm (centre back) 202.0 cm (hem circumference)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of David Syme & Co. Limited, Fellow, 1977

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
(England)

Accession Number
D78-1977

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
White figured silk cape trimmed with lace at shoulder and hem, finishing in a row of swandown below the hem. White silk satin ribbons decorate the centre front. The cape is lined with white quilted silk.

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