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Lilies

Evening Coat
1925 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Evening coat made of hand-woven rayon and silk. Long-sleeved coat, the body of which is constructed from a single piece of fabric. The back is straight, the two non-fastening fronts have a straight fall to the hip marked by velvet piping from which the gathered lower coat falls. The coat is edged with bands of blue green velvet and the gathered roll collar is lined with black satin. The tops of the shoulder fronts have rows of gathers. The fabric is a vertical waved twill, acid yellow rayon on a green silk warp, brocaded with large single well-spaced lilies in bright green and blue rayon. These are placed on the coat - one on the cuff of each sleeve and one on the centre back.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLilies
Materials and techniques
Hand-woven rayon and silk with velvet, lined with satin and brocaded
Brief description
Evening coat 'Lilies' of hand-woven rayon and silk, made by Ruth Vaughan Lodge for Calimala, made up by 'Coralie', England, 1925
Physical description
Evening coat made of hand-woven rayon and silk. Long-sleeved coat, the body of which is constructed from a single piece of fabric. The back is straight, the two non-fastening fronts have a straight fall to the hip marked by velvet piping from which the gathered lower coat falls. The coat is edged with bands of blue green velvet and the gathered roll collar is lined with black satin. The tops of the shoulder fronts have rows of gathers. The fabric is a vertical waved twill, acid yellow rayon on a green silk warp, brocaded with large single well-spaced lilies in bright green and blue rayon. These are placed on the coat - one on the cuff of each sleeve and one on the centre back.
Credit line
Given by Miss Janet Milne
Production
Made up by 'Coralie'.
Collection
Accession number
T.659-1974

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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