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Cape

Description

Full-length blue cape with funnel neck worn by the Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson (1896-1986). Cape buttons up in the front with five large fabric-covered buttons.

Creator

Date

circa 1968-1974

Contributor(s) Notes

Designed by Marc Bohan (1926-present) for Christian Dior, Inc, est. 1946.

Materials

Silk

Object ID

1998.4.5

Accession Number

1998.4

Resource ID

11960

Credit Line

Gift of the Stiles Ewing Tuttle Memorial Trust and Stiles Tuttle Colwill in memory of Eugenia Calvert Holland

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.