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VPI Cape,

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Textile-1993-014

Scope and Content

Item: cape (VPI) Date: 10-23-14 Color: navy blue with red lining Material: wool felt (?) lining - wool Manufacturer: Blacksburg: Virginia Polytechnic Institute, J.H. Kelsey, Supt., Uniform Department Donor: Condition: fair, stains and holes in lining as well as exterior, [frog] on right side is missing Special Markings: label reads: Mr. Byrne Capt. (?), measure 49-38-15, date 10-23-14 (William Hale Byrne, class of 1915, East Falls Church, Fairfax), inside piece of cloth that buttons two sides loosely together, tow hooks at the collar, three buttons on underside of cape-like collar (not symmetrical, some may be missing), black cord [frog] on exterior connecting sides

Dates

  • 1914 - 1914

Extent

3.1 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Status
Completed
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308