Black wool double-tiered capelet with bows
date: label: Date
content: 1940s - 1950s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A black double-tiered cape with decorative bows and buckles. Both tiers of the cape are constructed from two semi-circles of black wool twill that are stitched together at the center back. The top tier is shorter, measuring 9.75” in length, while the longer tier measures 22”. Each shoulder has two darts for shaping. There is a black grosgrain ribbon at each collar’s lapel with two loops and a knot. Each ribbon is held in place by two metal straight pins and a tacking stitch. A black rectangular buckle with black faceted squares is sewn on top of each black ribbon with taking stitches and the buckle’s metal prong punctures the ribbon knot’s center. The capelet opens at the center front and fastens with four sets of metal hook and eye closures. The metal eyes are located on a 6” long self-fabric panel sewn to the capelet’s proper left edge. All edges of the capelet are finished with a .75” single fold that is double stitched with machine stitching. All the raw edges at the hems and seams are finished with black silk-wool blend twill binding. The center back seam is reinforced at the interior with a 2.25” wide brown canvas interfacing that is then covered with a 2.25” black silk ribbon. There is no label.
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.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
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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: 2007.3.678
objectType: label: Type
content: capes (outerwear)
label: Type
content: outerwear
label: Type
content: cape (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 twill, silk, linen, grosgrain, plastic, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: Length: 22 in (55.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width: 51 in. (129.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Neck Circumference: 16 in. (40.6 cm)