ArtFire

This lovely cape has no arm slits or pockets, but rather substantial shoulder pads. The lining is white crushed silk and the enclosure is Bakelite with ball and snap to reveal the neckline with the tails.



Size: medium

Condtion:excellent

Did you know?

Ermine used to be the fur of royalty, for whom it was reserved as a symbol of virtue and purity. Both the robes and crown that Elizabeth II wore for her coronation were trimmed in ermine, although today anyone who can afford the fur can wear ermine.



Ermine is actually a weasel. The weasel itself is found in many countries and climates, both in Europe and North America, but what we think of as ermine is found only in the former Soviet Union and northern Canada. In summer, it is a brownish gray, but as winter comes, it changes to a snowy white that again changes, in spring, to a shade of yellow. Ermine, therefore, is trapped only in mid-winter to get the prime, top-quality white color. Ermine is warm and will last many years, since it is too dressy for everyday wear. It requires good care and should be kept out of sunlight, which may turn it yellow. The best ermine is from the former Soviet Union.(from "furs in brief, fur commission.com")

fur, bakelite