evening coat

Back view of floor length light purple pleated dress with gold patterned short sleeved wrap

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Coat

Designer Mariano Fortuny (1871 - 1949)

c 1927

Screen printed gold silk velvet and silk

Italy

Gift of Carole K. Newman

Object number2001.67.1

This evening coat (shown with 83.151.1) is printed with an ancient, Middle Eastern “Tree of Life” motif. The pattern became one of Fortuny’s perennial favorites and was printed on velvet, chiffon, and crepe over-garments. Fortuny often referenced ancient cultures in his work, creating garments that defied the changing trends of fashion.

DescriptionEvening coat in gold silk velvet screen printed with gilt metallic abstract foliate designs in symmetrical medallions, band and border arrangement, with Coptic and Cretan motifs; cardigan wrap coat, knee length, three-quarter length dolman sleeves, V-back neck; brown satin lining

Collections

1920s

Exhibitions

Fashion, Italian Style