Victorian Unusual Collar Neck Piece with Feathers, Black Velvet with Big Buttons and Floral Berries, 1800s

ERA: True vintage item from the 1800s
MEASUREMENTS: 16 inches around the inside of the neck, 20 inches wide, 6 to 9 inches long
MATERIAL: black velvet, feathers, hollow berries
LABEL: none
Thick black silk velvet neck piece with black cotton lining. Two large velvet buttons with loops on felt end. Hollow shiny black berry-like buds with some leaves on the front and over the shoulders to the back. 3 feathers on the back.
CONDITION: Very good to Excellent condition. An extension of black felt was added at a later point and the buttons moved to make the piece bigger at the neck. You can see flat spots where the buttons originally were. Some leaves missing from floral sprays.