Woman's Silk Chiffon Evening Jacket

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Woman's Silk Chiffon Evening Jacket

Woman's Silk Chiffon Evening Jacket

Name/Title

Woman's Silk Chiffon Evening Jacket

Entry/Object ID

CW 23 WA

Description

Jacket. Woman's silk chiffon evening jacket; plain ecru chiffon and ecru and gold pattern; plain chiffon band around neck to form collar and down front; plain chiffon band at hem of jacket; elaborate gold embroidered thistle pattern over chiffon on sleeves and body of jacket; chiffon bow fastened at the collar in back. Dimensions: 39-inches from neck to bottom center back; 19-inches width at under arms; 15-inches sleeve from underarm; chiffon front band six-inches wide. Good condition - gold thread is a little tarnished. Unknown date. No accession record found, however, accession label is sewn inside jacket.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

unknown

Dimensions

Height

39 in

Width

19 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Dimensions: 39-inches from neck to bottom center back; 19-inches width at under arms; 15-inches sleeve from underarm; chiffon front band six-inches wide.

Material

Silk chiffon