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Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
Woman's Capecirca 1920

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Full-length fashion ensemble on a gray mannequin: finely pleated olive-gold dress beneath a coral-orange printed cape with smocked yoke and ruffled velvet collar
Full-length cape displayed on a mannequin, rear view, in rust-orange pleated silk with a woven floral and botanical pattern in red, gold, and cream; velvet collar and gold fringe at hem, shown against a dark background.

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo, Fortuny, Inc., Woman's Cape, circa 1920, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. William Bennett Munro, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
Spain, active Italy, 1871-1949
Design House
Fortuny, Inc.
Italy, Venice, founded 1907
Title
Woman's Cape
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1920
Medium
Silk velvet, printed, with silk and metallic-thread cord and glass beads
Dimensions
Center back length: 54 3/8 in. (138.11 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William Bennett Munro
Accession Number
M.59.5.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Velvets East and West: From the 14th to the 20th Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966.

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