Antique Victorian Mourning Cape Black Silk on Net Mantelet lacrosse spoon removable epaulets

removable epaulets

while the flounced edge looks to me to be 1970s era

The knit is either cotton or a cotton/wool blend and is trimmed with blue leather

Colour:  Brownish grey with a deep brown velvet collar

This is a very cute cocktail hat dating to the glamorous 1980s

Antique Victorian Mourning Cape Black Silk on Net Mantelet lacrosse spoon removable epauletsThis is a striking antique Victorian mourning cape mantelet or capelet, beautifully decorated with silk ribbon on net over a black cotton base and with brown rickrack applied in a floral design through its centre. This antique Victorian mourning cape is circle cut, very wide at the bottom and has a collar. It has a single hook and eye closure at the neck and another just below and also secures with black silk ribbon ties just a little lower. Black