Evening coat
Brand
Liberty of London
(British, founded 1875)
1908-1910
Silk damask
Gift of Elinor Toberoff
Object number90.190.11
This cocoon coat was woven with roundels that loosely reference Chinese Imperial symbols. It shows the avant-garde style of the Liberty department store. The store was established in 1875 and imported “exotic” goods, such as Asian silk textiles. In 1884, Liberty began designing clothing often inspired by unrestrictive Asian dress.
DescriptionDeep blue silk Chinese style evening coat with roundels and frogs embroidered with green, orange and blue floss and gold metallic thread; wide cocoon wrap coat with batwing sleevesCollections
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