The Sophia Mantle is based on fashionable mantles from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It features a shorter back ending below the waist, long front lappets, a dramatic hood gathered with pleating at the neck, and a tie fastening. View A has narrower, shorter lappets while View B has wider, longer ones. The pattern includes instructions for trimming with faux fur, marabou feather, or fringe, and uses historically-accurate hand-sewn methods.