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Object Description
| Basic ID | Evening wrap, 1923. Silk voided velvet, satin, tassels. Liberty & Co., England. Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder. 1977.117.47 |
| Artists/Makers | Liberty & Co. (designer) |
| Title | Overcoat |
| Place of Origin | London (England) |
| Date | 1923 |
| Description | Wrap of black satin with orange pink voided velvet on a dark red ground. Overall shape is rectangular; armholes emerge halfway from center of top side. Black tassels at upper corners. |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) satin velvet tassel |
| Object History | Worn by donor, Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder, née Martha Lee. Bought for the donor by her mother and sister from their trip to Europe in 1923. |
| Curatorial Statement | Liberty & Co. opened its doors in 1875 to sell household items, fabrics, and art objects from Japan and the Far East. Through their fabric supply, the store began selling items of dress often associated with the dress reform movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Liberty is still known for its attention to cutting-edge fashion. |
| Subjects | Batchelder, Martha Lee, 1906-1994 |
| Object Types |
overcoats evening coats |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing outerwear evening dress (concept) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Exhibition History | Chic Chicago : Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum. Chicago History Museum. (2008/09/27 - 2009/07/26); I Do! Chicago Ties the Knot. Chicago History Museum. (2010/05/22 - 2011/01/03) |
| Object Number | 1977.117.47 |
| Image File Name | i63939.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 |
Additional Information
| Basic ID | Evening wrap, 1923. Silk voided velvet, satin, tassels. Liberty & Co., England. Mrs. Charles F. Batchelder. 1977.117.47 |
| Title | i63939 |
| Image File Name | i63939.jpg |
| 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 |
