Green Wool Cape
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Identifier
VC2015022
Title
Green Wool Cape
Description
A loden green wool cape with an ankle-legth a-line silhouette. Convertible collar with an oval shape tab with two buttons that can be moved to close across the collar. Has two armholes inside (which can be closed) and two pockets. Can be closed at the center front, with tan interior.
Creator
Thomas Tryon
Date
1918
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
48.25 inches (center front length), 51.75 inches (center back length), 120.75 inches (hem circumference),
Medium
wool
Type
Physical Object
Spatial Coverage
United States
Temporal Coverage
1910s
Rights
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Rights Holder
© Vassar College Costume Collection. Images in this collection may be used for teaching, classroom presentation, and research purposes only. For other reuse, reproduction and publication of these images, contact costumeshop@vassar.edu.
Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC2015022
Cataloguer with Date
Camilla Meeker 2020-09-24
Color Main
green
Color Secondary
tan
Technique
bias-cut
Structure Silhouette
a-line
Closure Type
buttons
Closure Placement
center front closure
Collar
convertible collar
Structure Hem
ankle length
Dimensions CF Length
48.25
Dimensions CB Length
51.75
Hem Circumference
120.75
Dimensions All
48.25 inches (center front length), 51.75 inches (center back length), 120.75 inches (hem circumference),
Wearer
Janet Tryon Stone
Donor
Nancie S. Coan '45
Date Earliest
1918
Date Latest
1918
Culture
American
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Outerwear
Function
outerwear
Age of Wearer
adulthood
Public Information
This cape was carried initially from Hartford, CT over the Pacific to Japan, then India, and eventually to the rest of the world.
Condition Term
very good
Condition
Wearing on the interior, very minor holes. Ribbon fraying near bottom center back. Hem beginning to detach.
Storage Location
Hanging
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Work Type
cape
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