Name/Title
Black Faille Silk Taffeta MantelDescription
Black Fitted Short Cape - Faille (flat ribs) taffeta
Collar: 2" stand-up underlined with brown cotton twill fabric; base of collar has a 1/4" serpentine brown with black center braid circles collar at neck line. Center front close 6 hooks and eyes (1 large hook at base of collar; Decorative black bugle beads sewn to black cording attaches to left center front bodice; attached at collar and neck point to 5-1/2" down center front. Additional black bugle beading threaded in a 1/4" square design plus dangling black bugle beads form 3" dangles which are attached to brown/black braid on collar; bugle beads circle collar edge (some beads are missing). Centered on center back seam is a bugle beads design or exaggerated clover leaf pattern with 10 streamers of bugle beads with one large faceted cone shaped bead as end of streamer (only 4 faceted beads remain).
Style: cape that forms tails front and back. Center bodice panels form elongated "V" shaping from armeye seam which creates sleeve cap to narrow tails 14" from collar; tails are 1-1/2" wide at tip; center back seam opens 3" from bottom edge to form tails in black taffeta.
Construction of modified sleeve cap: brown open net is attached to under-layer of black taffeta; sub-layer is brown cotton interfacing; Sewn to the open netting is black bugle beads in a circular pattern; additional 3" bugle beads dangle from sleeve edge. Sewn to back tails are tie backs in 1/2" black ribbon (inside section).