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Mantle

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1864-1874

GUSN

GUSN-53171

Description

Black silk taffeta with long wide ends (with squared ends); trimmed with black silk lace with faceted jet beads; wide black bow with streamers at neck center back.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mantles (outerwear)
Cape
Cape

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1942.817

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