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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9501975, member: 2844&quot;]I was actually thinking of Brittanny, W. France. Possibly Pont Aven.</p><p>The Pont Aven lace cap was smaller in the mid 19th century, and an elderly lady would have worn an older type cap.</p><p>Collars of that shape, with those sharp downward points, are also seen in W. France, but I can&#039;t remember if it was Brittanny or Normandy.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;re referring to a widow&#039;s cap, the shapes of which varied, but I&#039;ve never seen one like this.</p><p><br /></p><p>The widow&#039;s cap was already worn in the Middle Ages, probably even earlier. So widowed ladies in the Western world certainly didn&#039;t follow Victoria, but they followed a centuries old custom. Besides, most ladies in other countries had no idea what Victoria looked like.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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