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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number YO1-C142-03 Description Black silk brocade cape. Front drapes 36" from shoulder seams to bottom edges. Elaborate leaf-and-vine braid design around all edges. 4 1/2" black lace across bottom edges, up back sides, and across back. Two 24" ties fastened at center back inside, long enough to be tied in front. c. 1850s History: Worn by a member of the Wycoff family, Yolo County pioneers in 1850's. Production date 1850 Object name Cape Material Textile/Silk

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YO1-C142-03
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Black silk brocade cape. Front drapes 36" from shoulder seams to bottom edges. Elaborate leaf-and-vine braid design around all edges. 4 1/2" black lace across bottom edges, up back sides, and across back. Two 24" ties fastened at center back inside, long enough to be tied in front. c. 1850s History: Worn by a member of the Wycoff family, Yolo County pioneers in 1850's.
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1850
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Cape
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Textile/Silk