Evening coat

House of Premet

1928–29 · silk · Costume Institute

The confluence of Egyptomania, Japonisme, and Mandarin Chinoiserie under the reductive rubric of Art Deco that occurred in the 1920s resulted in an intoxicating confusion of exoticisms. The tiered landscape with straw-hatted figures that appears on this evening coat resembles the picturesque Cathay portrayed on blue-and-white Chinese porcelain.

Artist

House of Premet

Date

1928–29

Medium

silk

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Marie Sterner Lintott, 1949