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Three Quarter Length Silk Jacquard Evening Jacket, 1935-1939
Two-button, 3/4-length silk jacquard jacket with pattern depicting nightclub scene with women in red, blue, and green evening wear; men in black. Weave incorporates metallic threads of gold and silver. Clothing label: BERGDORF-GOODMAN/5TH AVENUE. This is an iconic piece in which the fabric is woven into a pattern that upon close examination reveals fashionable socialites at a cocktail party. It is a most unusual fabric design.
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Silk Velvet Evening Coat with Shirred Velvet Cuffs, 1935
Evening coat of forest green silk velvet lined with gray satin crepe. Coat originally had a fur collar. This garment was owned by Matilda Dodge Wilson (October 19, 1883 – September 19, 1967),who was the wife of John Francis Dodge (October 25, 1864 – January 14, 1920), co-founder of the Dodge Motor Car Company in Detroit, Michigan.
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Silk Taffeta Evening Coat with Quilted Shawl Collar and Cuffs, 1935
Black silk taffeta evening coat with quilted shawl collar. Details include taffeta puffs and hanging tabots at the closing on the left front. Accents include a corded taffeta bow on the back of the collar. This garment was owned by Matilda Dodge Wilson (October 19, 1883 – September 19, 1967),who was the wife of John Francis Dodge (October 25, 1864 – January 14, 1920), co-founder of the Dodge Motor Car Company in Detroit, Michigan.