Grey tweed hooded cape designed by Arthur McGee
date: label: Date
content: mid to late 20th century
name: label: Designed by
content: Arthur McGee, American, 1933 - 2019
label: Worn by
content: Mary Klein
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A wool hooded Twill weave cape with a grey herringbone pattern designed by Arthur McGee. The hood is made from two pieces and sewn together at the center back with a welt seam. It’s gathered along the bottom and sewn into the body of the cape. The body of the cape is composed of two circular pieces seamed together at the center back. There are no arm holes. There are four dark brown plastic buttons handstitched to the proper right and four corresponding buttonholes on the proper left. There is a ½ inch to 5/8 inch seam along the bottom of the cape. The back of the cape has a vent at the center bottom. There is no label and the inside of the cape is unlined
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.65
objectType: label: Type
content: capes (outerwear)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wool with plastic buttons
label: Dimensions
content: Length (collar to hem): 61 in (154.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width: 94 in. (238.8 cm)