This is a place for any extant garments in private collections from about 1941 back. There is no beginning date. The only rule is that it can't be currently in a museum and must be before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I mostly post items I've seen on ebay, etsy, or other auction sites so we will continue to have a record of them for research purposes. If you have antique clothing in your collection, please, email me pictures of them and I will gladly add them to this site.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
1820's Cape
From the seller:
SO VERY RARE TO FIND THESE IN ANY CONDITION
DATING TO THE 1820’S, FASHIONED OF A RAW SILK, FULLY SEWN BY HAND THROUGHOUT
THE SILK LINED COLLAR IS TRIMMED IN RICH RUFFLES FULLY AROUND WITH TWO ROWS OF RUFFLES IN CAPE FASHION AROUND THE COLLAR
INTERIOR HAS SOME HOLES WHICH MAKES THE STIFF BURLAP WEAVE INNER FABRIC VISIBLE
HOOKS CLOSED IN THE FRONT, LONG SILK TIES FALL ON EITHER SIDE, STITCHED IN PANELS
STURDY AND STRONG, BUT SOLD AS FOUND
THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF SCATTERED BROWN STAINING SEEN THROUGHOUT, THE BOTTOM SIDE HAS FOUR BLACK SMUDGES FIST IN SIZE AS PICTURED, THIS PIECE HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED THERE ARE TEN ERASER SIZED HOLES WITH TWO FINGERTIP HOLES IN THE MIDDLE , A SMALL AMOUNT OF FRAY ON THE BOTTOM EDGE WITH AN AREA ALONG THE HEM OF A PERIOD MEND
THE INNER COLLAR HAS THE SILK STARTING TO FRAY, THE LONG TIES ARE SPLITTING ALL ALONG THE CENTER FOLD
MEASUREMENTS IN INCHES:
NECKLINE: 18
LENGTH: 60
BOTTOM SWEEP: 105
From Me:
This matches the the 1820's dress I just posted and I'm sure they were meant to be worn together.
Labels:
1820s,
19th Century,
cape,
Romantic,
womens
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