Woman’s Cape with Appliquéd Floral Motifs
1895-1905
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Woman’s Cape with Appliquéd Floral Motifs
1895-1905
Physical Qualities
Wool, silk trim and lining, fur, metal hooks and eyes, 40 x 79 in. (101.6 x 200.7 cm.)
Credit Line
From the Estate of Vivien McQuiston Mitchell
Object Number
2010.62
Like furniture and decorative arts, clothing can also follow art historical trends. Short semi-circular capes, a popular form of outer wear for women at the turn of the century, provided designers with large uninterrupted surfaces for creative ornamentation. This cape in a contemporary Art Nouveau style features appliquéd flowers of the same grey-blue wool and embroidered scrolls in off-white silk threads.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2010; Estate of Vivien M. Thweatt, through the family; Estate of Vivien McQuiston Mitchell
Anita Jones, "Curator's Choice: Recent Additions to the Textiles Collection, " Baltimore Museum fo Art, Baltimore, Jean and Allan Berman Textile Gallery, April 27 - November 27, 2011. (This work substituted for Day Dress 2009.147a-b in late August 2011. Remained through end of exhibit and into 2012. (See next record).
Rotation, American Wing, 2nd floor, 19th century gallery, November 17, 2011-February 21, 2012. (Continuation of display as a rotation.)
Rotation, American Wing, 2nd floor, 19th century gallery, November 17, 2011-February 21, 2012. (Continuation of display as a rotation.)
