Evening Coat
c.1912 (made)
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Pink silk satin evening coat lined in pink silk. Gold-thread embroidered net at the collar and applied at an assymetric angle at the back of neck and at the cuffs. Voluminous balloon sleeves with a roomy cut. The front of the coat fall down peplum-wise into two large lead-weighted bows. Ruching and hooks and eyes at the bust. Swathe of draped silk satin falls from one shoulder, caught to the coat at intervals, and forms an extraordinary Grecian drape around the back of the coat. No label, but there is a numbered tape behind one of the bows.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Silk satin, embroidered net with metal threads, lined with silk |
Brief description | Silk satin evening coat lined in silk, with gold embroidered accents, possibly designed by Lucile, probably made in Great Britain, c.1912 |
Physical description | Pink silk satin evening coat lined in pink silk. Gold-thread embroidered net at the collar and applied at an assymetric angle at the back of neck and at the cuffs. Voluminous balloon sleeves with a roomy cut. The front of the coat fall down peplum-wise into two large lead-weighted bows. Ruching and hooks and eyes at the bust. Swathe of draped silk satin falls from one shoulder, caught to the coat at intervals, and forms an extraordinary Grecian drape around the back of the coat. No label, but there is a numbered tape behind one of the bows. |
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Production type | Haute couture |
Marks and inscriptions | '55493' (Written in pencil on linen tape, attached to hem, possibly a couture number) |
Object history | This extraordinary coat appears to be the work of a particularly brave designer. The assymetry of the gold applique at the back of the neck and the dramatic, very assured draping are probably inspired (if not actually by) someone of the ilk of Mme Paquin. Unfortunately, the only clue that remains is a numbered linen tape inside the hem of the coat. This coat is part of the Heather Firbank wardrobe. Caroline Evans, in the course of her study of model dresses, examined this and has suggested that it may be a Lucile. |
Other number | 55493 - Couture number |
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Accession number | T.48-1960 |
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Record created | August 14, 2007 |
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