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Fri, Sep 19, 2025 01:00PM EDT
Lot 3090

Four Victorian Black Capes

Estimate: $200 - $400

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Four Victorian Black Capes, all over silk, and some of silk gazaar, variously embellished with challis, fringe, ribbons and lace. Two beaded.Unlined, but for example with high neck.  Circa 1860 -1880. {Approximate dimensions, the example with high neck: 16" shoulders, 23" L. from mid-neck to hem.}. 

Condition

Very good condition, minor discoloration to some, now brown, rather than black, minor losses to beads, fringe, dirt, some wear, creases. 

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Oakland Museum of California.

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