Cape of swansdown (Cygnus spec.), cotton and silk, with pendant down trimmings, made by Vinogradova, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia 1880s Cape of white swansdown (Cygnus spec.) and made of cream silk entirely covered with links formed from stranded down shaped into roundels with cotton binding. The borders are trimmed with down, and the tufts have been hand-stitched to a cotton ground, to which are attached pendant down trimmings. A narrow cream and yellow silk ribbon is stitched around the inside border. Press studs down the front opening are most likely secondary additions. Shaped to cover the shoulders and has a narrow band collar. Lined with silk. An ingenious but simple way of manipulating birds' down has been employed in the construction of this mantle. It is made of cream silk entirely covered with links formed from stranded down shaped into roundels with cotton binding. The borders are trimmed with down, and the tufts have been hand-stitched to a cotton ground, to which are attached pendant down trimmings. The mantle is almost weightless and its silky, sumptuous material is incredibly soft to the touch.