Black Satin Coat with Red Fur Collar
Dublin Core
Identifier
VC2001118
Title
Black Satin Coat with Red Fur Collar
Description
black satin full length coat w/red fur collar; Black satin silk with black striped crepe trim and lining, and a red fur collar.This black satin full-length coat open down center front, fastened by interior snaps and two buttons: at neck and waist. It has a high crew neckline with a red fur stand up collar that can be folded in half and snapped down or unfolded to stand against neck. An attached capelet hangs from shoulders and neck at back and loops around armscye to create sleeves with open bottoms. Bands of trim in black matte crepe edge the center front, sleeve cuff and cape hem and there are horizontal knife pleat details at the sleeve cuffs. The inside is lined with striped black crepe.The line of the coat creates two bell-like forms, with volume increasing at the hem and the waist. The balance and proportion are created by the repeating bell: the larger triangle extending from the shoulders to the hem, and the smaller repeating triangle that falls only halfway down the body. This shape almost entirely obscures the body's form, and intends to create a smooth, uninterrupted line. The shiny black of the main form is outlined by the more matte crepe trim, and all is accented by the rich reddish blond fur collar.
Date
1920 (circa)
Subject
Clothing and dress
Extent
48 inches (chest), 44 inches (center front length), 47 inches (center back length), 63 inches (hem circumference), other measurements: center back cape length 29 inches across chest 24 inches across back, shoulder to shoulder 10 inches
Medium
fur
silk
Type
Physical Object
Temporal Coverage
1920s
Rights
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Rights Holder
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Costume Item Type Metadata
Source Identifier
VC2001118
Cataloguer with Date
Emily McGoldrick, 5/13/08
Color Main
black
Dimensions Chest
48
Dimensions CF Length
44
Dimensions CB Length
47
Hem Circumference
63
Dimensions Other
center back cape length 29 inches across chest 24 inches across back, shoulder to shoulder 10 inches
Dimensions All
48 inches (chest), 44 inches (center front length), 47 inches (center back length), 63 inches (hem circumference), other measurements: center back cape length 29 inches across chest 24 inches across back, shoulder to shoulder 10 inches
Date Earliest
1915
Date Latest
1925
Gender
womenswear
Classification
costume
clothing
Category
Outerwear
Function
outerwear
Public Information
Button missing at neck, below collar
Condition
Some mud/dirt splatter caked near hem; some shatttering at hem of lining where creased to attach to body (exterior) of coat
Mannequin
1963 size 14
Storage Location
BOX 7
Repository
Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
Work Type
coat
Pattern
stripes
Comments