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Henriette Favre
Woman's Manteletcirca 1902

Not on view
Woman's evening cape in black lace over cream lining, with voluminous black tulle shoulder puffs, velvet ribbon ties, and ruffled edges, displayed flat against a gray background
Historical textile cape with a flared shoulder collar of layered black tulle over cream lace with embroidered floral medallions, trimmed with small black velvet bows, and two long cream silk stole-like extensions edged with ruffles and black ribbon ties.
Black lace capelet over cream underlining, with tiered ruffled shoulders, geometric floral lace pattern, and black velvet ribbon ties at the neckline trailing to a long streamer.
Close-up detail of a garment bodice, black Chantilly-style lace over a pale silk underlining, embroidered with scrolling floral and leaf motifs accented with small sequins, with black velvet ribbon trim and gathered tulle at the edges.
Close-up detail of a garment bodice: black lace with sequined floral and swag embroidery over a champagne satin underlayer, trimmed with three dark velvet ribbon bows and a ruffled lace neckline.
Designer
Henriette Favre
Title
Woman's Mantelet
Place Made
France, Paris
Date Made
circa 1902
Medium
Cotton lace, silk chiffon, silk velvet ribbon, and sequins
Dimensions
Center back length: 16 in. (40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr.
Accession Number
59.68.9
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.