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Louise Chéruit
Woman's Capecirca 1921

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Evening ensemble on a dress form: billowing black satin cape with dense ivory lace appliqué over a full-length black fur skirt

Louise Chéruit, Chéruit, Woman's Cape, circa 1921, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Alexander J. and Anthony D. Cassatt, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Louise Chéruit
France, 1866 - 1955
Design House
Chéruit
France, Paris, 1906 - 1935
Title
Woman's Cape
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1921
Medium
Silk satin with silk embroidery and silk fringe
Dimensions
Center back length: 46 1/2 in. (118.11 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Alexander J. and Anthony D. Cassatt
Accession Number
54.97.9
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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