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DEACESSIONED June 26, 2014
Infant's cape
probably French
18th–19th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk taffeta; bobbin lace
Credit Line
Gift of the children of Mrs. M. A. DeWolfe Howe (Fanny Huntington Quincy), Miss Helen H. Howe, Quincy Howe, and Mark DeWolfe Howe
Accession Number44.8
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPink silk taffeta; round collar and front edges trimmed with gold and silver bobbin lace. Lined with cream colored silk taffeta.
Provenance1944, gift of the children of Mrs. M. A. DeWolfe Howe (Fanny Huntington Quincy), Miss Helen H. Howe, Quincy Howe, and Mark DeWolfe Howe (Accession date: January 13, 1944); June 25, 2014, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Augusta Auctions, Bellows Falls, VT.