Lady's Coat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Lady's Coat

Entry/Object ID

CW 824

Description

Coat. Lady's black and white herringbone tweed coat; rows of 100-stitches per inch stitching down front and stand-up collar, cuffs, and all edges. Two black buttons on front; five buttons on each sleeve. Black quilted crepe lining; Tag inside: "Mirande, 22 Rue de las Paix, Paris." Excellent condition. Circa 1932. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Paris, France

Label/Inscription/Signature

Notes

Tag inside: "Mirande, 22 Rue de las Paix, Paris."

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Waist: 45-1/2 in Bust: 42 in Shoulders: 18 in Length: 44 in

Provenance

Notes

Mirande was a boutique that operated in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s. Image Source: Diktats Bookstore: www.diktats.com/.../marque-page-mirande-22-rue-de-..la paix) The donor, Mrs. J. Bradford Ritter, was author of: The Clarkson-Watson House : a Museum, published by the Germantown Historical Society , 14 pp, paper.