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Object Name |
Coat |
Date |
1910-1925 |
Description |
Woman's calf-length coat. Made of ecru silk with panels of machine-made darned net over silk inserts. Coat is unlined. Neckline has black ribbon and red paisley cotton trim; short wide sleeves are faced at opening with red paisley cotton. Front opening with hook and eye at neckline, and two rows of decorative paisley fabric-covered buttons with black ribbon trim. Back has center panel of machine-made darned net with deep pleats; same net decoration over shoulder is accented with long tassels of knotted cotton cord. Cloth label inside neckline: "Stern Brothers / Paris New York." The Stern brothers opened their first dry goods store in Manhattan in 1867. By 1910 Stern's was the largest department store in the city; from 1911 to 1969 it occupied an elegant building at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue. (Keywords: Fashion, Early Twentieth Century) |
Earliest Date |
1910 |
Latest Date |
1925 |
Subjects |
Clothing & dress |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Clothing -- Outerwear |
Catalog Number |
X94.0977 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by The Coby Foundation, 2009. |
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