tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post1993532298684888797..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: The Spoils of War...in a Patchwork QuiltUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-80763199084228334562017-08-07T17:15:43.245-04:002017-08-07T17:15:43.245-04:00Those red women's cloaks (cardinals) were ever...Those red women's cloaks (cardinals) were everywhere in the 18thc! However, according to the scholars at Winterthur, men also wore a shorter version without a hood, and they believe from their research that the cloak in this quilt was in fact worn by a soldier. Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576374311141262635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-63688771857106468952017-08-07T14:01:29.702-04:002017-08-07T14:01:29.702-04:00I wonder if the cloak actually belonged to a woman...I wonder if the cloak actually belonged to a woman. The 18th century red cloaks I've seen in images and displayed in museums all belonged to women. Ruth Hodgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177500042280380673noreply@blogger.com