Collection Highlights
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
Date:
September 4, 1719
Object Number:
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper, wax
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Cape and stole
Object Number:
1949.113a-c
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Velvet, fur, silk, jet beads
Dimensions:
Overall (a, cape): 30 in. × 52 in. × 4 1/2 in. (76.2 × 132.1 × 11.4 cm)
Overall (b, stole): 42 1/2 in. × 12 in. ×
Description:
Black velvet cape with a high neck; neck, edges, opening and shoulders trimmed with fur; jet beads in foliate patterns decorate areas around the fur; lined with black silk. Black velvet stole in two pieces with scalloped ends trimmed with fur and decorated with jet beads in a foliate design; lined with black silk; pockets sewn on the lining of both halves.
Credit Line:
Gift of John W. Comey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
