Opera cape

Clothes for Women

Inventory number
2021.10.28.11.CW.CT.C1920.FR
Author:
Department store Bonwit Teller (American, New York 1895-1990)
Description
Black silk gown with high padded collar, black silk lining. Cape with wide band made of gold lame across the chest, embellished with large lozenge shapes filled with gold sequins and beads, dark blue chennile embroidered blossoms made of light blue beads, large blue jewels cover lame.
Materials
Silk
Lamé
Sequins
Beads
Origin
circa 1920 France

Exhibition History
• 2021.12.03–2022.01.15. ‘Invitation to the Ball. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Visaginas culture center, Visaginas, Lithuania.