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Jacket

ca. 1905 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jacket of gathered machine-embroidered net. Above waist length with a fluted lace-trimmed hem, mounted over chiffon, and gathered to a yoke. The short sleeves are similarly treated, but gathered chiffon shows on the underside. The yoke is trimmed with applied white acorn and oak leaf crocket-type motifs and undulating rows of knotted braid. There is an applied collar of white silk to which is stitched a design of gilt braid and pink ribbon, and gilt wire balls. A round button, trimmed with glass beads, gilt braid and a pink ribbon rosette is stitched at each side of the neck. A similar button is stitched at the bottom. The front is further trimmed with central tassels in gilt balls and crystal beads. When the garment is closed, frills, continuations of the lacing, but lace edged, show at the centre front.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Machine-embroidered net, trimmed with lace, chiffon, silk, gilt braid, glass beads
Brief description
Jacket of machine-embroidered net, designed by House of Boué Soeurs, France, ca. 1905
Physical description
Jacket of gathered machine-embroidered net. Above waist length with a fluted lace-trimmed hem, mounted over chiffon, and gathered to a yoke. The short sleeves are similarly treated, but gathered chiffon shows on the underside. The yoke is trimmed with applied white acorn and oak leaf crocket-type motifs and undulating rows of knotted braid. There is an applied collar of white silk to which is stitched a design of gilt braid and pink ribbon, and gilt wire balls. A round button, trimmed with glass beads, gilt braid and a pink ribbon rosette is stitched at each side of the neck. A similar button is stitched at the bottom. The front is further trimmed with central tassels in gilt balls and crystal beads. When the garment is closed, frills, continuations of the lacing, but lace edged, show at the centre front.
Marks and inscriptions
'Boué Soeurs, 9, Rue de la Paix 9, Paris' (Label stitched inside the neck)
Credit line
Given by Mrs I. Fairbairn
Collection
Accession number
T.82-1966

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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