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Collections

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.
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.