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Description
Intended for evening, this dolman sleeved mantle (cape-like overcoat) was suitable to wear with the large skirts and bustles fashionable in the period. The waist is somewhat fitted at the back, with pleats that flare out over a bustle.
The pale green damask jacket is trimmed with white rabbit fur. The lining is a quilted cream silk, filled with a cotton batting.
About This Item
- Title: Dolman sleeve evening mantle, ca. 1875
- Creation Date: circa 1875
- Subject Date: circa 1875
- Location: ME
- Media: silk, fur, cotton
- Dimensions: 73.7 cm x 76.2 cm
- Local Code: 1993.300.544
- Collection: Costume collection
- Object Type: Physical Object
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