Woman's Evening Coat

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Woman's Evening Coat

Fall 1937

Designed by Elsa Schiaparelli (French (born Italy), 1890–1973) Designed in collaboration with Jean Cocteau (French, 1889–1963) Embroidered by Lesage, Paris (founded 1922)

The embroidery design illustrates Dalí's paranoiac-critical method, in which more than one possible meaning can be attached to the same image. Here, two faces in profile can also be viewed as a rose-filled urn set atop a fluted column.

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Object Details

Titles:

Woman's Evening Coat

Date:

Fall 1937

Artists:

Designed by Elsa Schiaparelli (French (born Italy), 1890–1973) Designed in collaboration with Jean Cocteau (French, 1889–1963) Embroidered by Lesage, Paris (founded 1922)

Medium:

Rayon knit, silk and gilded metallic thread embroidery, silk appliquéd flowers

Dimensions:

Center Back Length: 58 inches (147.3 cm)

Classification:

Costume (including accessories)

Credit Line:

Gift of Mme Elsa Schiaparelli, 1969

Accession Number:

1969-232-7

Geography:

Made in Paris, France, Europe

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