Loghtan tweed cape worn by Mona Douglas

Date made: c.1965

Description: Mona Douglas' tweed cape was made by a tailor in Kirk Michael. The tweed cloth was woven at St George's Mill, Laxey using wool from the Manx National Trust's flock of loghtans.

(Reference image taken in the 1990s.)

Measurements: overall: 98 cm x 63 cm

Materials: wool

Object name: cape

Collection: Costume & Textiles Collection

ID Number: 1988-0158

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