Materials: Cream wool
flannel, silk velvet and passementerie.
Provenance: An American woman purchased
this coat in an antique shop in Russia in the late 1960s.
Condition: Perfect.
Measurements: B, 46"; Sh-Sh,
16"; Slv. L, 25"; Coat L, 53"; Hem C, 96".
Comments: This evening coat is a generous
size (12-16) and is made to be worn unfastened. Originally there was a
lining; it was removed at some earlier time. The tape work inset into the
body of the coat gives it a beautiful lacy effect usually not found in a woolen
coat.
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