Smocking
mid 1920s (made)
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Fragment of honey-gold silk velvet with dense smocking.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | smocked silk velvet |
| Brief description | Jean Patou. Piece of smocked silk velvet. Originally part of an evening dress made to match cloak T.1590-2017. Paris, mid-1920s |
| Physical description | Fragment of honey-gold silk velvet with dense smocking. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs. J. E. O. Morgan |
| Associated object | T.1590-2017 (Ensemble) |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.1599-2017 |
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| Record created | April 19, 2017 |
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