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Evening coat
American
about 1921
Object Place: New York, New York, USA
Medium/Technique
Fur and velvet
Dimensions
Center back: 128.3 cm (50 1/2 in.)
Center Front: 125.7 cm (49 1/2 in.)
Center Front: 125.7 cm (49 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Philip Holmes
Accession Number69.411
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionEvening coat of scarlet (red) velvet lined with pinkish red crepe. Armholes with wide cuffs, thickly quilted and lined with gray fur, and with long yellow-orange or gold tassel attached. Wide collar composed of stuffed interlocking rings of velvet and lining of gray fur. Closed at neck with a single large button, open below. Label "George Bernard Co., 673 Fifth Ave. New York."