Collection Online
Coat
Medium
silk (satin, thread), paint, glass (beads)
Measurements
128.5 cm (centre back) 55.5 cm (sleeve length)
Place/s of Execution
(England)
Inscription
label, centre back neckline, woven in gold on cream synthetic fabric: LIBERTY & CO. / PARIS & LONDON
Accession Number
2018.1605
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty and the Campbell-Pretty Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2018
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
A simple kimono cut coat with seams along shoulder lines in pink-grey satin, painted and embroidered with a large 'tree of life' motif on the back with perching birds, a squirrel and butterflies. The motifs are edged and highlighted in black beads and curved rows of clear beads decorate the coat from shoulder to hem. The coat is lined in golden satin.