Artifact: Men's Cloak
Materials: Wool
Dimensions: OL: 53"; hem circumference: 180 3/4"
Date: 1775-1790
Origin: New England
Collection: Image Courtesy of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
License: All rights reserved
Ledger Entry: Scarlet Cloak
Department: Outerwear
Customer: Manasses Lyle
Ledger Page: 251
Imported From: Most of the ready to wear clothing sold in the Ramsay store would have been imported from England. Textiles were one of the largest departments of the store, indicating that most customers made their own clothing.
Product Description
Cloaks are loose garments worn by men, women, and children as outerwear. Men's cloaks were typically made of wool and fulled for warmth and water resistance. These goals were aided by the addition of capes to the shoulders.
Citation: Linda Baumgarten. Eighteenth-Century Clothing at Williamsburg. (Williamsburg, Va: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1986);
Historical Price: 10 shillings, 6 pence; Modern USD: $118
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