Terms and conditions of use
Evening cape
(c. 1924)
- Medium
- silk (crepe, velvet, thread), cotton and cotton-wool (interlining), glass (beads, diamanté)
- Measurements
- 117.0 cm (centre back) 57.0 cm (hem circumference)
- Place/s of Execution
- (England)
- Inscription
- none
- Accession Number
- D250-1974
- Department
- International Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
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
- About this work
-
The embroidered roses on this Evening cape are in the Art Deco style; a movement in art and design initiated in France which influenced artists and designers all over the world. Art Deco absorbed patterns and shapes from ancient and exotic cultures, folk, classical and avant-garde art, as well as Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints. The stylised flattened imagery of woodblock prints was widely admired, influencing illustrators, embroiderers and couturiers in their application of decorative motifs.
Graphic depictions of the rose became popular during the period. Here, each rose is worked from flowing lines of continuous chain stitch.
- Physical description
- Cream silk crepe, deep band of black velvet around hem, embroidered with black roses, silver beads and diamanté.