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Smoking Jacketcirca 1948

Not on view
Hip-length smoking jacket with allover fan and arc pattern in brick red, cream, and brown; solid black shawl collar, belted waist with long black fringe
Printed textile garment, close-up of shoulder and upper body, bold geometric pattern in deep red, dark brown, and cream with sweeping curved forms, flame-like pointed motifs, and crosshatch sections.

Unknown, Smoking Jacket, circa 1948, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. John F. Coyle, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Smoking Jacket
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1948
Medium
Rayon satin and plain weave in damask effect, printed
Dimensions
.1) Jacket center back length: 33 in. (83.82 cm); .2) Sash length: 75 1/2 in. (191.77 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. John F. Coyle
Accession Number
AC1993.159.12.1-.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.

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