FUR COAT

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

This close-fitting Victorian style winter jacket is made of two different furs. The body is flat muskrat pelt. The trim on the collar, center front, hem, and sleeves is a dense squirrel fur. The jacket overlaps asymmetrically at center front, closing with seven fabric covered shank buttons and a self-button placket. Decorative elements include a four-paneled gored back, two inch stand collar, and dolman sleeves. The jacket can be worn with arms placed through the sleeves or through the body of the garment. The interior is lined with quilted satin. A small interior pocket is decorated with pleated taffeta, two small, flat bows and a beaver fur inset.

Object name:

FUR COAT

Made from:

Muskrat fur -- squirrel fur -- satin

Made in:

USA

Date made:

1880-1892

Size:

H. 15 in. (shoulder to waist front); H. 18 in. (waist to hem front); H. 7 in. (waist to hem back); Dia. 27 in. (waist circumference); Dia. 60 in. (hem circumference)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

48.2

Signature marks:

LABEL: Dohnan/plush and Muskrat short coat./ This was Mother's / 1880 MPD placed in box with coat [first two lines are typed, third and fourth lines handwritten in pencil]

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973