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Worth
Woman's Coat1910-1911

Not on view
Full-length eggplant-brown velvet robe on a white mannequin, with wide kimono sleeves, teal and gold botanical pattern, and gold lace cuffs
Full-length evening coat displayed on a white mannequin, deep purple-brown velvet with teal and gold floral brocade panels on sleeves and hem, wide gold embroidered cuffs, draped front, and fringe trim at the base.
Full-length evening coat displayed on a mannequin, shown from the back in three-quarter view. Voluminous cut in deep grayish-brown velvet with wide draped sleeves, decorated with a stenciled or painted botanical motif of yellow flowers and teal-green leaves across the lower back and hem. Gold brocade collar visible at the neckline.
Close-up of woven or brocaded textile with a floral pattern of gold iris blooms and leaves against a teal and dark brown ground, with lustrous raised surfaces and fine linear detailing.
Close-up of cut velvet textile with a floral and branch pattern in muted teal, gold, and mauve, showing areas of pile and voided ground creating depth and contrast.
Close-up detail of a woven textile with a gold metallic ground and raised teal velvet floral and leaf motifs, showing cut pile and lustrous surface contrasts.

Worth, Woman's Coat, 1910-1911, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Kerckhoff Young, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Design House
Worth
France, Paris, founded 1858
Title
Woman's Coat
Place Made
France, Paris
Date Made
1910-1911
Medium
Silk cut and voided velvet on silk and metallic-thread satin ground with metallic lace and jet and glass beads
Dimensions
Center back length: 53 1/4 in. (135.26 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Kerckhoff Young
Accession Number
M.69.10
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.