Black Beaded Capelet with Lace Collar

VC2001095

Black Beaded Capelet with Lace Collar

19th Century black wool capelet with lace collar and beaded trim. Wool, satin-silk. lace, and glass beads. Black wool A-line capelet (a) with bow collar with satin bow at center front, hook and eye closures down center front, beading down center front and along hem and shoulders, ruffled at shoulders, satin border along hem, center front, and shoulders, arms slit between center front panels and back panels.

B. Altman & Co.

Clothing and dress

17.75 inches (center front length), 18 inches (center back length), other measurements: Neck=17"

beads

glass

lace

satin

silk

wool

Physical Object

New York

New York

United States

1900s

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VC2001095

Sunny Gaughen 02/18/15

black

machine sewing

hooks and eyes

center front closure

bow collar

lining

17.75

18

Neck=17"

17.75 inches (center front length), 18 inches (center back length), other measurements: Neck=17"

"B. Altman & Co./New York"

American

womenswear

costume

clothing

Outerwear

good

Beading faded in places, loose or completely missing in others; abrasion on collar, hem, and lining; fraying on lace collar; alteration on back of collar, stitched down.

P8

Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

capelet