Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
1950
1956.7
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cape
Object name
Cape
Date
1854
Medium
Silk, jet beads
Dimensions
Overall: 46 1/2 x 48 x 1 in. ( 118.1 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description
Black silk cape with a short round collar trimmed with jet beads and black braid; two arm openings with short round sleeves trimmed with jet beads and black braid; three decorative buttons with embroidered covers sewn on the opening over the breast.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ralph H. Grinnell
Object Number
1952.275
Gallery Label
This cape was part of the trousseau of Charlotte Esther Wilcox (1823-1907), the donors' grandmother, who married John B. Wilcox in 1854.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.