A favorite museum item of mine is the child’s winter cape in the “Four Seasons of Fun” exhibit. It is amazing to think of the skill that went into sewing this piece – all so that a toddler could go out in the cold and snow! ~ BHS Docent, 1799 Cobb House Museum
Child’s Winter Ensemble from the 1800’s from the BHS permanent collection show a wool cape with handmade lace and tiny embroidered detail; a hat with earmuffs made of black velvet, gray wool trim and a button on top; and a muff and mittens for keeping hands warm. These came from the Captain Foster house on Main St., Brewster.
Photo courtesy of Diane and Stephen Jones
The Eddy sisters; Mary-Louise, Jean, and Ruth from the mid-1920’s, enjoying the Cape Cod wintertime in much the same way as their Brewster forebears must have in the previous century!