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Coat

Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2019.5.4.1.CW.CT.C1919.US
Description
Rhodoid Copper silk satin cloak with lace inserts on the capuchin hood, sewn-in pleated satin belt decorated with soutache embroidery and satin balls, lined with checkerboard and rose crepe lining

The 1920s saw the development of refined outfits with matching accessories, day and night. The lining of this coat must have been made with the same fabric as the dress with which it formed a set.
Materials
Silk satin
Rhodoit
Copper
Origin
1918 – 1919 United States
Exhibition History
• 2018.10.02–2019.04.21. ‘1918. The luxury of independence from Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ In collaboration with Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation. Fashion Museum, Riga, Latvia.