Worn by Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl / Cloak / 1938

Worn by Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl
Cloak
1938
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Creator Name: de Wolfe, Elsie
Creator Qualifier: Worn by
Creator Nationality: North American; American
Creator Role: Donor/wearer
Creator Dates/Places: American, 1865 - 1950
Creator Name-CRT: Worn by Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl
Creator Name: Schiaparelli, Elsa
Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Italian
Creator Role: Designer
Creator Dates/Places: Italian, 1890 - 1973
Creator Name-CRT: Designed by Elsa Schiaparelli
Title: Cloak
Title Type: Object name
Title: 'Apollo of Versailles'
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1938
Creation End Date: 1938
Creation Date: 1938
Object Type: Costume and Jewelry
Classification Term: Outerwear-Womenswear
Materials and Techniques: silk, metal, paste
Dimensions: L. at center back 40 in. (101.5 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: CI 51.83
Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Lady Mendl, 1951
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
Context:

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 Varsailles.

AMICA ID: MMA_.CI51.83
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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