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Emile Pingat
Woman's Mantlecirca 1891

Not on view
Decorative cape with puffed champagne-satin sleeves, amber velvet front panel densely embroidered in bronze metallic thread with scrolling arabesques, fur-trimmed collar, and cream fringe hem
Evening cape in peach silk and amber velvet, with fur-trimmed high collar and front panels densely embroidered in gold metallic scrollwork and floral motifs; puffed shoulders, fringe hem trim, displayed on a gray background.
Historical cape displayed from the back, combining cream silk and golden velvet, with voluminous puffed sleeves, a high collar trimmed with fur, and dense gold metallic embroidery in scrolling and cascade motifs across the bodice and skirt, finished with gold braid and cream fringe along the hem.
Close-up of a theatrical or ceremonial garment in golden-amber velvet, densely embroidered with scrolling arabesques in dark metallic thread and rhinestone embellishments, with cream fringe trim at the collar and shoulders.
Rear view of a golden silk bodice densely embellished with gold metallic braid in scrolling arabesques, clusters of pink and clear paste jewels, and seed beads; fringed feather trim edges the neckline.
Designer
Emile Pingat
France, Paris, circa 1820 - 1901
Design House
Pingat
France, Paris, 1860-early 20th century
Title
Woman's Mantle
Place Made
France, Paris
Date Made
circa 1891
Medium
Wool plain weave and silk velvet with silk and metallic-thread embroidery, glass beads, and ostrich-feather trim
Dimensions
Center back length: 35 3/4 in. (90.80 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number
M.2007.211.38
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.
  • Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberly. "Emile Pingat: Caped Crusader." Ornament 44, no.4 (2024): 40-45.

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