Evening capelet
Item
Title
Evening capelet
Has Format
Description
Black silk brocade and velvet pelerine evening capelet; floral jacquard with clipped velvet design accented with jet beads. Lined with silk velvet, forms deep front facings. Edge between jacquard and velvet beaded with sequins and jet caviar beads on netting.
Antique Spanish capelet or shawl often worn by Valentina to complement her own garments. Likely served as an inspiration for wraps and shawls she designed.
Antique Spanish capelet or shawl often worn by Valentina to complement her own garments. Likely served as an inspiration for wraps and shawls she designed.
Relation
Date
1950-1955
Source
Donated by Nina Frantzen
Is Part Of
Identifier
Object ID #1995.348
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Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Subject
Clothing and dress
Type
Still Image
Format
360 View
Collection
Citation
“Evening capelet,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed October 31, 2025, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/1385.