COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.CI51.83
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
Creator Name:
de Wolfe, Elsie
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 Date:
1938
Creation Start Date:
1938
Creation End Date:
1938
Materials and Techniques:
silk, metal, paste
Classification Term:
Outerwear-Womenswear
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
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.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ci.51.83.R.tif
