Suit
This mid-teens suit is made by Arnold Constable, a well-respected American retailer. It is a good representation of the well-made American ensemble of the period. The hip drapery of the skirt and fur tails on the jacket adds a sense of high style.
Artwork Details
- Title: Suit
- Department Store: Arnold Constable & Company (American)
- Date: 1912–15
- Culture: American
- Medium: wool, fur, silk
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 1944
- Object Number: 2009.300.7a, b
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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