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Object Name: jacket

Date: 1925-1930

Accession Number: 1953.285
Image Copyright: © Manchester City Galleries

Physical Description

Medium / Material
  • voile
  • glass
  • cotton
Support
 
Technique
  • beaded
Description

Blue cotton voile with bugle bead tambour embroidery. Open down front. Long loose sleeves. Embroidered with spirals, circles and hexagons outlined with double row of white beads and meandering lines of clear glass beads. Neck and front edges outlined with double row of white beads. Scalloped bottom and sleeve edges outlined with double row of clear glass beads.

Used as an evening jacket.

Dimensions

Type: Shoulder to waist
Height: 69.9 cm
Width:
Depth:

Type: Shoulder
Height:
Width: 35.6
Depth: