Cape for an ecclesiastical figurine
date: label: Date
content: 1750–99
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Small cape for an ecclesiastical figure, the "Bambino". White silk moire embroidered with silk chenille in greens, yellows, purples, and gold sequins and thread. Grapevine and wheat design, large-scale, around edge of cape and on collar.
place: label: made in
content: France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Miss Maria Cannon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1899-2-6
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Cape for an ecclesiastical figurine
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk, metallic yarns, sequins Technique: embroidered with chenille and metallic yarns on moire
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 33.1 x 56.2 cm (13 1/16 x 22 1/8 in.)