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Evening or Dancing Jacket
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Evening or Dancing Jacket

anonymous · c. 1927 - c. 1928 · glass; cotton (textile)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Short evening or dance jacket of cotton adorned with glass beads. Model: A straight, sleeveless bodice of ecru cotton extends below the waist in arches. A wide, bell-shaped skirt of black cotton is attached. Two figure seams on the front from the shoulder. Decoration: the entire jacket is embroidered with glass beads in the colors of the fabric in a vermicelli pattern. Around the waist, both front and back of the bodice feature a motif in black and silver beads: from two onion shapes springs a fountain. A white label sewn at the neck with red woven text: MADE IN FRANCE.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
japon
Credit lineAvond- of dansjapon. c. 1927 - c. 1928. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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