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Madame Amy
Woman's Capecirca 1890

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Dome-shaped textile cap in cream fabric with allover embroidered lattice pattern and small insect motifs, trimmed with ruffled white feathers at the hem, front opening, and crown
Detail of a cream-colored garment shoulder, featuring a voluminous white feather and curled fabric trim at top, overlaid with fine net embroidered with small insects in red, blue, and gold, and a central spray of beaded floral appliqué.
Close-up detail of a textile with fine net ground densely embellished with gold metallic cord, blue and silver bugle beads, seed beads, and gold sequins in scrolling floral motifs; cream feather and organza trim visible at upper left.
Close-up of embroidered textile on beige fabric, featuring a central floral motif worked in coiled gold and silver metallic threads with a gilt bead center, surrounded by scrolling borders edged with clear and blue glass seed beads.
Textile detail with a net of looping metallic threads over cream fabric, scattered with small beaded insect figures in blue, red, and gold.
Textile detail with embroidered spiderweb pattern in brown thread on cream fabric, decorated with beaded insects in blue, gold, and red metallic beads.
Embroidered and beaded insect motif centered on cream herringbone fabric, overlaid with a geometric net of twisted gold-brown thread. The beetle-like form features gold metallic threadwork and densely clustered blue faceted beads on wings and legs.
Embroidered textile detail, a beetle or fly worked in gold thread and blue beads at center, set against cream woven fabric with a lattice of fine metallic threads forming petal-like segments.

Madame Amy, Woman's Cape, circa 1890, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Townsend Smith, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Maker
Madame Amy
England, London, active late 19th-early 20th century
Title
Woman's Cape
Place Made
England, London
Date Made
circa 1890
Medium
Silk twill with metallic-thread supplementary weft patterning, glass beads, metal beads, metal sequins, metallic-thread embroidery, and feathers
Dimensions
Center back length: 25 in. (63.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John Townsend Smith
Accession Number
M.86.413.9
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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