Evening Coat

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	France (made)

Woman's evening coat of sea-green moiré lamé trimmed with wide bands of brown squirrel around the cuffs, hem, shawl collar and front facings. The coat is straight cut, slightly flaring at the hem, back and front, with gored panels inserted at low waist level at the side to give additional flare. The rounded fur collar runs straight into bands of fur edging the front and running round the hem. The straight sleeves have a wide fur collar. The coat is lined with eau de nil satin.

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Categories	Fashion Evening Wear Womenswear Textiles
Object type	Evening coat
Materials and techniques	Lamé trimmed with squirrel fur, lined with satin Lamé Squirrel (Fur)
Brief description	Woman's evening coat of lamé trimmed with squirrel, probably made in France, ca. 1920
Physical description	Woman's evening coat of sea-green moiré lamé trimmed with wide bands of brown squirrel around the cuffs, hem, shawl collar and front facings. The coat is straight cut, slightly flaring at the hem, back and front, with gored panels inserted at low waist level at the side to give additional flare. The rounded fur collar runs straight into bands of fur edging the front and running round the hem. The straight sleeves have a wide fur collar. The coat is lined with eau de nil satin.
Dimensions	Weight: 1.74kg (weighted on the hanger inside tyvek bag)
Credit line	Given by Lady McCorquedale
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.25-1968

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O356832/evening-coat-unknown/

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