Artifact: Woman's Cloak, red hooded
Materials:
Dimensions: L: 41" collar to hem; Hood H: 10 1/4"; Hood Dia: 9 1/2"
Date: 1750-1810
Origin: England
Collection: Image Courtesy of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
License: All rights reserved
Ledger Entry: Women's Scarlet Cloak
Department: Outerwear
Customer: Elinor Taylor
Ledger Page: 120
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. Winter cloaks were typically made of wool for warmth, but cloaks were also made in various weights and qualities of materials depending on the season and function. Red wool cloaks were the most popular style of winter wear for women.
Citation: Linda Baumgarten. Eighteenth-Century Clothing at Williamsburg. (Williamsburg, Va: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1986), 39.;
Historical Price: 15 shillings; Modern USD: $168
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