Evening cape
Fortuny's artist-father created with access to an aficionado's collection of diverse historicist and exotic objects. He collected North-African textiles and costume and used them as studio props. The younger Fortuny continued the life of such objects in what he characterized as his inventions, a science applied to dress. This evening wrap is almost literally a berber cape, except for the specific textile (silk velvet) and embellishments (metallic stenciling) typical of Fortuny.
Artwork Details
- Title: Evening cape
- Design House: Fortuny (Italian, founded 1906)
- Designer: Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (Spanish, Granada 1871–1949 Venice)
- Date: early 1930s
- Culture: Italian
- Medium: silk
- Credit Line: Gift of C. J. Vincente Minetti, 1972
- Object Number: 1972.209.28
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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