"Mantle"

Date

1890-1900

Technique

Manufactured

Dimensions

Length: 93.2cm
Width: 75.1cm

Caption

This beautifully made mantle was bought in Todd Burns, a long established department store in Mary Street, Dublin. It was machine made, with net, braid and beading, skillfully inserted into the satin fabric. The ornamental frill on the front is of Limerick-style lace. Elderly women wore mantles like this out-of-doors in the summer when paying visits to friends. This very well made example probably belonged to a woman of upper middle class, who may have been in mourning.

Credit

Kindly donated by the family of the late Mrs Peggy O'Reilly, Enniskillen

Object number

FCM_2002_167