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Fashion Design

1922 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a woman's day cloak-mantle made in the Inverness manner, with a sleeveless coat within an attached cloak. The cloak, of light tan fabric lined with golden yellow silk, fastens at the draped neck with an oval clasp, the sleeveless coat beneath is belted at the waist with a blue and gold belt with attached blue-and-gold pockets. It is worn with a matching brown hat, the brim faced with lilac and fastened with a chinstrap, and a parasol covered to match, with brown cover and gold lining and tassels. A pale grey dress, with matching stockings and shoes, is worn underneath.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Coloured chalks, ink and other media on toned paper
Brief description
Jules de Ban for Lucile Ltd., 1922. Design for a day cloak/mantle, hat and parasol.
Physical description
Design for a woman's day cloak-mantle made in the Inverness manner, with a sleeveless coat within an attached cloak. The cloak, of light tan fabric lined with golden yellow silk, fastens at the draped neck with an oval clasp, the sleeveless coat beneath is belted at the waist with a blue and gold belt with attached blue-and-gold pockets. It is worn with a matching brown hat, the brim faced with lilac and fastened with a chinstrap, and a parasol covered to match, with brown cover and gold lining and tassels. A pale grey dress, with matching stockings and shoes, is worn underneath.
Dimensions
  • Average size of sheets in set height: 41.9cm
  • Average size of sheets in set width: 27.3cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'de Ban / 22' (Signed and dated)
  • 'Copyright' (Inscribed)
Credit line
Given by the artist
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.2928-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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