Evening coat

Manby

1895–99 · wool, silk · Costume Institute

The over the top shapes of Belle Époque fashion are well represented within this cape. The sleeves are cut like circular skirts while the large ornamentation along the front further enhances the voluminous feel of the fine expansive broadcloth.

Artist

Manby

Date

1895–99

Medium

wool, silk

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Lillian E. Glenn Peirce in memory of Mrs. Luther G. Tillotson, 1944