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Evening Coat

1922-1924 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black silk velvet kite-shaped evening coat lined in deep magenta silk. The velvet is stencilled with large silver flower motifs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Velvet stencilled with metallic pigment, and lined with silk
Brief description
Evening coat of velvet lined in silk, designed by Callot Soeurs, Paris, 1922-1924
Physical description
Black silk velvet kite-shaped evening coat lined in deep magenta silk. The velvet is stencilled with large silver flower motifs.
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
(Illegible/degraded silk label in neck)
Collection
Accession number
T.373-1988

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Record createdOctober 4, 2007
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