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Cloak
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Cloak

Object number94.51.507
Datec. 1888
Mediumsilk, cotton, steel, wood
Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Gift of Mrs. Henry Hillman
DescriptionFull-length evening cape and lining of heavy silk faille in saffron yellow. Fastened at front with five steel hook-and-eyes. Pleated full-length panel in back attached to short cotton lining. Two lengths wide, stand-up collar. Rows of bobbles sewn at neck and around back. Bobbles with silk and silver colored threads, wrapped on small wooden cores. Dimensions54.9999 in. (139.7 cm)
MarksLabel inside has text "Hilliard 1888".
Historical NotesCarnegie Museum of Natural History transfer, originally donated by Mrs. Henry (Elsie) L. Hillman on August 14, 1957. A label inside the cloak reads "Hilliard 1888" which indicates the cloak was most likely owned by Elsie Hillman's paternal grandmother Mary McMaster Jones Hilliard who was married to Henry Hilliard in 1888. Mary McMaster Jones' mother was Anna Eliza Larimer Jones, she married Thomas Mifflin Jones one of the founders of Jones and Laughlin. Anna's parents were Rachel McMasters and William Larimer, one of the founders of Denver.
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