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House of Worth

Cape,

Maker

  • Jean-Philippe Worth
  • House of Worth

Title

Cape

Medium

silk, metallic yarn

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Gold and silver silk with jet and rhinestone embellishment

Techniques

  • Gold and silver silk with jet and rhinestone embellishment

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: Worth France

Type

  • Costume

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Edith Stuyvesant Vanderbilt Gerry

Object Number

59.031.5

Cape

Label: Worth France

Publications

All that Glitters

Recent Research into Golden Garments
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Exhibition History

Golden Glamour

March 13 - July 5, 2015

From Bastille to Beaubourg

July 7 - August 26, 1989

Cape-able Clothing

September 16 - December 31, 1983
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