Evening Suit
Winter 1938 (made)
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Blue velvet evening cloak with matching jacket and skirt suit.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk velvet, chain stitch embroidery and paste gems |
| Brief description | Evening ensemble consisting of embroidered velvet cloak and jacket and skirt suit, designed by Ana de Pombo for Paquin, Paris, winter 1938. |
| Physical description | Blue velvet evening cloak with matching jacket and skirt suit. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Given by Madame Miguel Angel Carcano |
| Object history | In the Beaton Catalogue, Madeleine Ginsburg notes that there is an original design record for this ensemble in the PDP archive of Paquin material. (ref: no.1, vol 104, E.8645/46-1957) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971 |
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| Accession number | T.334 to B-1974 |
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| Record created | September 5, 2007 |
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