Jacket

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Although this has clearly been remade from an original garment, it retains its opulent presence. The workmanship required to create the fabric, completely worked in machine-made tambour stitching is remarkable. The subtlety of the shades in the tambour, contrasting dramatically with the gilt appliqués adds great visual interest.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art