Liberty & Company Art Nouveau Cape, 1900-10s

Tan wool cape cut with a curved front hem and center front and neck panel embroidered with a raised cord and fabric design in an Art Nouveau floral pattern. The cape closes with two covered buttons and a loop at the center front and features a draped section at the center back that is held in place with a metal ring sewn to the lining at the center back neck.
Label: Liberty & Co. Ltd / 38, Avenue de l'Opera. Paris
Size Label: Unlabeled
Style/Serial No.: 6817 (handwritten in ink on the backside of the designer label)

Approximate Measurements:
Width of Embroidery Panel: 4"
Length from metal ring at center back neck to front hem: 49"

Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum to benefit collections care, preservation, and future acquisitions.

This lot is located in Chicago.

Condition:

The overall structure is very good with several spots near the hem. There are three small spots at the right front hem, there is a 1/2" tear in the fabric near the center back left, there is a 7" brown mark at the bottom left front (maybe from an iron?), and other brown spots on the left front.

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Mr. Long has nearly 20 years of experience as a curator of fashion and decorative arts in museums including the Museum of London, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, and the Chicago History Museum. At Hindman, he works with individual clients, collectors, dealers, and museums to bring to auction collections of couture and luxury accessories. Mr. Long’s recent publications include Charles James: Designer in Detail and a chapter on the same designer in London Couture: British Luxury 1923–1975, both published by V&A Publishing.

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