Antique-Gown

Opera Coat of Brocade and Battenburg Lace, Paris, ca. 1901

Gorgeous taupe brocade coat with Battenburg lace and ostrich feather trim. Label: Stamler & Jeanne, 43 Avenue de l'Opera, Paris. Elegant high collar. Beautiful Watteau plait. Ecru chiffon at the cuffs. Ecru Battenburg lace applications. The coat is in good condition. The entire brilliant purple silk lining is shredded. But certainly that can be replaced. Signs of minor shredding at the back hemline. The ostrich feather at high collar and down the front of the coat is molting and is missing at the bottom of the front. The decoration is not included.

Length: ~ 54"