Evening cape

1900–1909

Not on view

Liberty & Co. founded in London in 1875 by Arthur Lasenby Liberty (1843-1917) as a retailer specializing in goods from the Orient and Far East, became strongly influenced by the Aesthetic Movement, and later, was associated with the Art Nouveau style. The retailer was so closely identified with the latter that the term for that sinuous, curvilinear design was called "stile Liberty" in Italy. Known for their luxurious fabrics and non-Western design adaptations, here Liberty combines a fine cream and pink slipper satin in a burnoose-style cape. The scrolling floral and leaf embroidery is a fine example of their interpretation of the Art Nouveau style.

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Title: Evening cape
Designer: Liberty & Co. (British, founded London, 1875)
Date: 1900–1909
Culture: British
Medium: silk
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Robert G. Olmsted and Constable MacCracken, 1969
Object Number: 2009.300.476
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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