Opera cloak

Lord & Taylor

1850s · silk · Costume Institute

This opera cloak of ivory colored ribbed silk with gold metallic soutache braid embroidery, edged with silk tassels suggests North African dress in its palette and details.

Artist

Lord & Taylor

Date

1850s

Medium

silk

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Josephine Mingle Tennant, 1953