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Description
Likely made in England, this chartreuse or lime green silk cape is lined with pink glazed cotton. Stuffed with cotton wadding for warmth, it features a high standing collar lined with a quilted pink silk fabric. The attached hood is decorative, but a matching quilted bonnet provided fashionable warmth along the windy shores of Eastport. Extending to about mid-thigh, the cape was worn over the era’s slender and lightweight styles.
It is associated with the Leavitt family of Eastport.
About This Item
- Title: Leavitt family winter cape, Eastport, ca. 1810
- Creation Date: circa 1810
- Subject Date: circa 1810
- Location: Eastport, Washington County, ME
- Media: cotton, silk, wool
- Dimensions: 93.98 cm x 95.25 cm
- Local Code: A86-116
- Collection: Costume collection
- Object Type: Physical Object
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