8465
Coat
1890 Approximate
Material: textile and fur. Size: 13" W. shoulder to shoulder x 41" L. Description: black velvet lined with brown quilted sateen - narrow rolled collar forms V-neckline - closure with 4 fur frogs - long, set-in leg-o-mutton sleeves puffed at the shoulders - 4" deep rolled cuffs - small pockets on each interior front side.
Woman's coat worn by Mrs. Ballard, a pioneer of Waseca County and the donor's mother.