Cape
Not only is this an elaborate infant's garment, it is also an example of parental pride. The cape would have been worn when the baby was being presented to society. It is obvious that a great deal of work was put into its fabrication, as it is completely finished on the interior and lined with a soft surah. The deep lace flounces were the vogue in the 1900s in women's clothing. The profusion of lace suggests an aristocratic or royal status, which Americans were attempting to associate with during the Gilded Age.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cape
- Date: 1899
- Culture: American
- Medium: silk, cotton
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maxime L. Hermanos, 1966
- Object Number: 2009.300.2547
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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