Antique Victorian Mourning Cape Black Silk on Net Mantelet lacrosse spoon attractive colour and striking floral

attractive colour and striking floral print

removable epaulets

some edge fraying to the needlepoint

Colour:  Brownish grey with a deep brown velvet collar

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

Antique Victorian Mourning Cape Black Silk on Net Mantelet lacrosse spoon attractive colour and striking floralThis 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