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Basic ID	Bertha Palmer's cape, ca. 1900. Feather, and silk chiffon. Robina, Paris. Gift of the Art Institute of Chicago. 1960.588
Artists/Makers	Robina (Paris, France) (designer)
Title	Cape
Place of Origin	Paris (France)
Date	circa 1900
Description	Cape of pleated pink silk chiffon ruffles edged with pink ostrich trimming over pink taffeta. Lined with quilted pink silk and lambs wool.
Materials/Techniques	silk (fiber) chiffon taffeta feather (material) lamb's wool
Object History	Worn by Mrs. Bertha Honoré Palmer.
Subjects	Palmer, Bertha Honoré, 1849-1918
Object Types	capes (outerwear)
Classification	costume (mode of fashion)
Categories	clothing outerwear
Credit Line	Gift of the Art Institute of Chicago
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Exhibition History	Bertha Honoré Palmer. Chicago History Museum. (2009/05/23 - 2010/01/04)
Object Number	1960.588
Image File Name	i52082.jpg; index.cpd
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

Title	i52082
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

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