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Dark Blue Velvet Cape
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| Accession #: | 3096.4 |
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| Title: | Dark Blue Velvet Cape |
| Object Type: | Cape |
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| Physical Description: | Dark blue velvet cape with high collar, lined with black satin and with black lace around hem. It is decorated with six-pointed star pattern of jet beads. |
| Description: | As a married woman of means, Grace Campbell's lifestyle and her clothing showcased her husband's wealth. She wrote checks regularly to Spokane dressmakers, and when traveling to New York City, she and her daughter Helen purchased custom-made clothing from designers like Hickson and Eugenie. The maker of Grace's elegant beaded dark blue cape is unknown. |
| Category: | Campbell Collection |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Women (Women); Clothing (Personal Artifact)
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| Geographical Reference: | Campbell House (Washington->Spokane County->Spokane) |
| Dimensions: |
length 16"
hem 80"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
lace (Material)
velvet (Material)
satin (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Valarie Powell, 1985 |
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