Evening coat

Manufacturer Stein & Blaine American

1925

Not on view

The combination of fur and rhinestones and the extravagant pink chiffon lining with its velvet appliqués make this evening coat an example of opulent 1920s' design. The jagged faille and fur pattern with its rhinestone borders are evoke an image of teeming snow or icicles.

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Title: Evening coat
Manufacturer: Stein & Blaine (American)
Date: 1925
Culture: American
Medium: silk, rhinestones, fur, metallic
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. J. H. Rose, 1955
Object Number: 2009.300.210
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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