Capelet

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Capelet

Entry/Object ID

CW 526

Description

Capelet. Woman's rosy-taupe velvet capelet; trimmed with steel and bronze-colored beads in a pattern with dull coral or brown braid; bead and velvet fringe; taupe satin-lined. Label: "Emile Pingat, Paris." Good condition. Circa 1885. Transcribed from Original Accession Record

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Paris and Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Label/Inscription/Signature

Notes

Label: "Emile Pingat, Paris."

Provenance

Notes

"Emile Pingat had a proclivity for designing carefully finished dresses and outerwear which made him one of the top three French fashion designers during the second half of the 19th century. Active between 1860 and 1896, Pingat was adroit at manipulating multiple textiles and trimmings into a cohesive and elevated garment. He was inspired by design elements of other cultures and often reinterpreted them into his own work, making them unique and intriguing. His elaborately decorated and impeccably tailored outwear was particularly sought after." (Source: Metropolitan Museum: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/159180)