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Basic ID	Coat, 1923. Wool, leather. Paul Poiret, France. Gift of Mrs. Walter Paepcke. 1950.259
Artists/Makers	Poiret, Paul, 1879-1944 (designer)
Title	Overcoat
Place of Origin	Paris (France)
Date	1923
Description	Coat of white wool, with patch pockets of blue felt trimmed with red and silver leather and flowers of red and green. Coat buttons right over left; falls below the knee.
Materials/Techniques	wool (hair) leather felt embroidering
Marks	Paul Poiret / Paris
Object History	Worn by donor, Mrs. Walter Paepcke, née Elizabeth Nitze.
Object Types	overcoats
Classification	costume (mode of fashion)
Categories	clothing outerwear
Credit Line	Gift of Mrs. Walter P. Paekcke
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Exhibition History	Chic Chicago : Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum. Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. (2007/10/12 - 2008/01/05)
Object Number	1950.259
Image File Name	i63417.jpg; index.cpd
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

Title	i63417
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

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