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Little Girl's Coat

ca.1932 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Little girl's single-breasted coat of cream wool in a basket weave pattern, lined with matching synthetic crepe de chine. The coat has a round neck with a Peter Pan collar and a short cape of unlined self fabric; the inset wrist length sleeves have turn-back cuffs, each held down with a large pearlized button and stitched buttonhole at the outer edge. There is a semicircular inset pocket at each side of the front: each pocket is made of a double thickness of self fabric, with the outer layer of the coat cut away leaving a button through tab to hold the pocket closed. The garment is cut without a waist seam, and fastens the length of the front with two large pearlized buttons and stitched buttonholes, and a metal press stud at the neck.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Wool and crepe de chine, machine stitched
Brief description
Little girl's cream wool coat; France, ca.1932
Physical description
Little girl's single-breasted coat of cream wool in a basket weave pattern, lined with matching synthetic crepe de chine. The coat has a round neck with a Peter Pan collar and a short cape of unlined self fabric; the inset wrist length sleeves have turn-back cuffs, each held down with a large pearlized button and stitched buttonhole at the outer edge. There is a semicircular inset pocket at each side of the front: each pocket is made of a double thickness of self fabric, with the outer layer of the coat cut away leaving a button through tab to hold the pocket closed. The garment is cut without a waist seam, and fastens the length of the front with two large pearlized buttons and stitched buttonholes, and a metal press stud at the neck.
Dimensions
  • Below collar length: 47cm
Production typeReady to wear
Marks and inscriptions
AU/ PRINTEMPS/ PARIS (Label; French; inside neck back; weaving; thread)
Translation
'In Spring', Paris
Credit line
Given by Mr. and Mrs. Ruben
Object history
Worn by Marie-Thérèse Lavigne (born 1927), the younger sister one of the donors, Mrs Ruben.
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Collection
Accession number
B.119-1999

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Record createdJune 21, 1999
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