Opera cloak

Design House Maison Pingat French

ca. 1882

Not on view

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.

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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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