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Opera Cape
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| Accession #: | 1181.30 |
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| Title: | Opera Cape |
| Object Type: | Cape |
| Participants: |
Hopkins, Margaretta Bricker (user)
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| Physical Description: | Straight cloak, arm holes at shoulders, trimmed with fitch fur collar, inner front lining of gold lame. Extra cape added, bottom fur trim and much gold embroidery. Belt with raises cape, ties near waist level. Turquoise, green crepe, brown fur, gold trim. |
| Description: | Female fashion displayed progressively more of the body as the 1920s evolved. Hallmarked by beads and silk chiffon, evening dresses pioneered low-cut necklines and even back-less styles. Their hemlines moved up to knee-length by the middle of the decade and descended again by 1928. Bruck-Weiss on New York's West 57th St. sold this opera cape. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Women (Women); Outerwear (Personal Artifact->Clothing)
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| Materials/Techniques: |
crepe (Material)
fur (Material)
silk (Material)
bronze (Material)
turquoise (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
"Bruck-Weiss"; "6-8 w. 57th st."; "New York"
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Mr and Mrs. Donald Hopkins, 1945-1950 |
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