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"Apollo of Versailles"

Design House Schiaparelli French
Designer Elsa Schiaparelli Italian
winter 1938–39
Not on view
In a sui generis gesture to one client, this velvet cape for Lady Mendl refers to her taste for eighteenth-century style and the spectacular, and celebrates the Apollo Founrtain and its proximity to her house in the Parc de Versailles.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Apollo of Versailles"
  • Design House: Schiaparelli (French, founded 1927)
  • Designer: Elsa Schiaparelli (Italian, 1890–1973)
  • Date: winter 1938–39
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: silk, metallic
  • Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Lady Mendl, 1951
  • Object Number: C.I.51.83
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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