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Object Description
| Basic ID | Evening cape, 1904. Silk satin, thread appliqu, tassel, enamel brooches. Liberty & Co., England. Gift of Mrs. Nathan S. Davis III. 1968.30 |
| Artists/Makers | Liberty & Co. (designer) |
| Title | Cape |
| Place of Origin | England |
| Date | 1904 |
| Description | Cape of light green silk satin lined with white satin. Trimmed with bands of wool and silk thread embroidery in blue, green, and light brown at neckline and top edge. Two large ornamental gold colored buttons with black and white design of birds and tree branches. Green silk frog attached to one of the buttons. Green silk tassel trim at back. |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) satin tassel embroidering appliqué (technique) |
| Object History | Worn by Mrs. Benjamin Carpenter, née Helen Graham Fairbanks. |
| Curatorial Statement | Liberty & Co. opened its doors in 1875 to sell household items, fabrics, and art objects from Japan and the Far East. Through their fabric supply, the store began selling items of dress often associated with the dress reform movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Liberty is still known for its attention to cutting-edge fashion. |
| Subjects | Carpenter, Benjamin, Mrs., 1868-1945 |
| Object Types | capes (outerwear) |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing outerwear evening dress (concept) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Nathan S. Davis III |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Exhibition History | Chic Chicago: Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum. Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. (2007/10/12 - 2008/01/05) |
| Object Number | 1968.30 |
| Image File Name | i63562.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 |
Additional Information
| Basic ID | Evening cape, 1904. Silk satin, thread appliqu, tassel, enamel brooches. Liberty & Co., England. Gift of Mrs. Nathan S. Davis III. 1968.30 |
| Title | i63562 |
| 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 |
