Cloak
Date1750-1810
OriginEngland
MediumRed wool broadcloth; replaced silk lining.
DimensionsL: 41" collar to hem; Hood H: 10 1/4"; Hood Dia: 9 1/2"; Selvage width of cloth: 54-56".
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1953-968
DescriptionScarlet wool circular cloak of 54" material; attached hood of same material with center back seam. Fullness is gathered in full pleats into center of crown of hood. Lined with new dull red silk and has drawstring around front edge to shir hood in around face.Construction History:
1. 1750-1810: Initial construction
2. At some point in the history of the cloak, the hood became detached.
2. February 17, 1954: Cleaning, repairing, restoring by Ernest LoNano. Cloak had a thin soft silk lining the hood and a red taffeta facing the interior and bottom. LaNano relined and turned the hem.
