Mantle
ca. 1873 (made)
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Mantle of black patterned silk with applied decoration and beadwork. Trimmed with machine-made black lace. Cut high at the neck, straight in the front with long broad pendants and short square sleeves. The back is shaped with four tabs. The silk pattern is in rows of radiating devices. The beadwork in S-shaped foliated stems is down the front, across the back, and on the tabs and pendants. There are long tassels. The lace is in imitation of black Chantilly. Lined with satin.
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Materials and techniques | Silk, applied, beadwork, trimmed with lace, lined with satin |
Brief description | Mantle of silk and beadwork, trimmed with lace, retailed by Dickins & Jones, England, ca. 1873 |
Physical description | Mantle of black patterned silk with applied decoration and beadwork. Trimmed with machine-made black lace. Cut high at the neck, straight in the front with long broad pendants and short square sleeves. The back is shaped with four tabs. The silk pattern is in rows of radiating devices. The beadwork in S-shaped foliated stems is down the front, across the back, and on the tabs and pendants. There are long tassels. The lace is in imitation of black Chantilly. Lined with satin. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Dickins & Jones, Cloak, Mantle and Jacket Warehouse, 232 Regent St London W. (marked) |
Credit line | Given by the Hon. Marchioness of Bristol |
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Accession number | T.108-1931 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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