mantle


mantle

Summary

Black silk trimmed with black lace. Front fastening. Front and neck edges trimmed with applied black lace with looped black braid down centre. Bottom edge in front trimmed with applied vandyked black silk figured with velvet round edge, and lace frill. Trimming continuing round back a little above edge. Back edge trimmed with broad lace frill headed with 2 narrow lines of black velvet.


Object Name

mantle

Date Created

1855-1865

Dimensions

Length (with frill): 95.3cm

accession number

1947.3901

Collection Group

costume
womenswear

Place of creation

Europe

Medium

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