Cape

Last quarter of the 19th century

  • Titles Cape (Descriptive)
  • Medium chemical lace, silk
  • Dimensions Overall: 102 x 20 in. (259.1 x 50.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Helen Benedict Byrd in honor of Martha Milner Benedict, 1986.1018
  • Work Type cape
  • Classification Costume

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Round blue jasper cameo with white relief scene, set in very heavy brass frame
Small stick pin comprised of an oval, double-sided, light blue jasper medallion with white jasper bas relief of on one side Jupiter – Jupiter seated with staff and eagle – and on the other Venus and Cupid set in a gold ropework mount on gold pin with a simple gold chain attached.
Large, heavy porcelain plaque painted in bright enamel colors with a view of the city of Berlin, Germany, as seen from Victoria Park and the 65-foot cast-iron Kreuzberg Monument, designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and erected in 1821 to commemorate the Wars of Liberation fought against Napoleon 1813-1815. In the foreground left is the Monument set among designated footpaths occupied by small groups of people, in the middle ground are forested areas interspersed with small houses and buildings, as well as the road leading from Tempelhof to the Hallesches Tor, and in the background is the skyline of Berlin with from left Friedrichstadt with the towers of the Französischer Dom and the Deutscher Dom; the Schauspielhaus on the Gendarmenmarkt; the dome of the Hedwigskirche; the Sophienkirche; the Friedrichwerdersche Kirche; the Berliner Dom; the Stadtschloss; the Marienkirche; the new spire of the Petrikirche completed in 1853; and the tower of the Jerusalemer Kirche, with light blue sky streaked with lilac and fluffy clouds in shades of gray and white, the edge of the plaque with gilt border, the plaque set within a large gilt frame highlighted with stylized anthemion motifs around the edge.
Bust in profile right with helmet.