Opera cloak
The flowers of Art Nouveau are attenuated and languorous. The tulip was a special favorite of the era, encouraging the stretched stems and torpid blossoms that nod downward in a melancholy heaviness. Thus, the flower resembles the Art Nouveau whiplash form that turns back on itself.
Artwork Details
- Title: Opera cloak
- Design House: Maison Pingat (French)
- Designer: Emile Pingat (French, 1820–1901)
- Date: ca. 1882
- Culture: French
- Medium: silk, fur, feathers, metal
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Howard Crosby Brokaw, 1960
- Object Number: C.I.60.42.13
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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