Circus
Evening Jacket
February 1938 (made)
February 1938 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Evening jacket of black wool marocain with mirrored paillettes.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Circus (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Wool marocain with mirrored paillettes |
| Brief description | Evening jacket of wool, designed by Schiaparelli, Paris, February 1938. (Circus collection) |
| Physical description | Evening jacket of black wool marocain with mirrored paillettes. |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Given by Miss Ruth Ford |
| Object history | Ref. Paris Centre de Documentation de Costume, Schiaparelli, Album no 19, 1938, p.49 An original design patent photograph of this jacket is held in our archives. It is illustrated in Janet Arnold's A Handbook of Costume, London, 1973, p.80. Glass and mirror embellishment in the form of lamb chops. Cut of the jacket at the upper chest follows the shape of the lamb chop embroidery. The buttons are hanging similar to those on the hydrangea jacket. Buttons not functional—jacket closes with hooks and eyes Jan G. Reeder, Curator, The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Taken May, 2011, Compiled September, 2011 |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Bibliographic reference | Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.392-1974 |
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| Record created | April 3, 2007 |
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