Evening cape

Department Store James McCreery & Company American

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This style of round cape was de rigueur in the mid-1890s. The elaborate large-scale embroidery and delicate silk ruching amidst the alluring changeante velvet displays the rich opulence of the fashions of the period.

Evening cape, James McCreery & Company (American, New York, 1867–1954), silk, jet, American

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Evening cape, James McCreery & Company (American, New York, 1867–1954), silk, jet, American
Evening cape, James McCreery & Company (American, New York, 1867–1954), silk, jet, American

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