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 ecclesiatic figure, the "Bambino". White satin embroidered with silk chenille and silk thread. All-over design of polychrome chenille dots with border design of a single flowering branch alternating chenille and silk. Lined with red taffeta.
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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: 1899-2-8
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 on satin; lined with taffeta
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 31.3 x 54 cm (12 5/16 x 21 1/4 in.)