Burgundy Embroidered Mantle
Brief Item Record
Title: Burgundy Embroidered Mantle
Description: Burgundy embroidered mantle with fringe hem. Silk velvet, silk. Burgundy silk velvet cape (a) is sleeveless, with button closures which are damaged and reinforced with hooks and eye closures down the front center, silk lining, fringe hem, and embroidery down the front center and the hem.
Full Item Record
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2001124
Title
Burgundy Embroidered Mantle
Description
Burgundy embroidered mantle with fringe hem. Silk velvet, silk. Burgundy silk velvet cape (a) is sleeveless, with button closures which are damaged and reinforced with hooks and eye closures down the front center, silk lining, fringe hem, and embroidery down the front center and the hem.
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
53 inches (chest), 25.75 inches (center front length), 22.5 inches (center back length), 93 inches (hem circumference),
Type
Physical Object
Rights
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Rights Holder
© Vassar College Costume Collection. Images in this collection may be used for teaching, classroom presentation, and research purposes only. For other reuse, reproduction and publication of these images, contact costumeshop@vassar.edu.
Costume Item Type Metadata
Color Main
Technique
Dress Type
Closure
Costume Components
Chest
53
Center Front Length
25.75
Center Back Length
22.5
Hem Circumference
93
All Measurements
53 inches (chest), 25.75 inches (center front length), 22.5 inches (center back length), 93 inches (hem circumference),
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Condition Term
fair
Condition Description
Fading and yellowing on right shoulder and fringe; tears at back of collar and center front hem; button loops loose; stains on lining; abrasion on lining; mending at collar; stains at chest
Storage Location
P7
Holding Institution
Work Type
Citation
“Burgundy Embroidered Mantle,” Vassar College Costume Collection, accessed June 8, 2025, https://vccc.vassarspaces.net/items/show/965.