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Green silk gauze open front coat with bronze metallic medallion and vine print along opening an…
evening coat
Green silk gauze open front coat with bronze metallic medallion and vine print along opening an…
Evening coat
Designer (1871 - 1949)
c. 1927
Metallic-printed silk gauze
Italy
Gift of Carole K. Newman
Object number2001.67.2
This evening jacket is printed with stylized pomegranates and foliage inspired by Italian Renaissance motifs. Commonly paired with Fortuny’s “Delphos” gown, this unstructured, loose-fitting jacket hangs from the shoulders and combines Modernist ideals with those of the Aesthetic movement.
DescriptionEvening coat in olive green silk gauze screen printed in bronze / tan metallic, with border and medallions of abstract vine and pomegranates, reminiscent of Renaissance motifs; cardigan style, wide bell sleeves, slightly A-line knee length with deep side slits; CF beads and loops
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