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30C-395
Price: SOLD
LATE 1930'S BURNISHED GOLD AND TEAL GREEN STENCILED MARIANO FORTUNY JACKET.
Late 1930's burnished gold and teal green stenciled Mariano Fortuny jacket. Swing coat type styling. Heavier weight cotton sateen. Jewel neckline with single hook closure. Long modified bell sleeves. Rich sage green silk Charmeuse lining. Jacket weighted at hem.
Label:
"Mariano Fortuny, Venise", 509 Madison Avenue, New York
Note: Please see the photo in the 1930's advertisement we have included with Mrs. Thomas Edison Sloane wearing a Fortuny Delphos gown and a Fortuny stenciled velvet in the same styling as the jacket we are offering.
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Countessa Elsie (McNeill Lee) Gozzi and the Madison Av. Salon:
In 1927, American interior decorator Elsie McNeill(later Elsie McNeill Lee, then Countess Elsie Lee Gozzi)was fascinated by the beauty of Fortuny's fabrics. Realizing that these fabrics could be marketed for private residences, she went to Venice to meet the great artist. Ms. McNeill convinced Fortuny of her vision, soon becoming his close confidante and sole distributor of his fabrics and dresses in the United States at 509 Madison Avenue.
After his death in 1949 and on Henriette Fortuny's insistence, Elise McNeill Lee filled Fortuny's absence as master of operations. She was the only person with the intimate knowledge of the major aspects of Fortuny textiles: the business-creative, technical, and commercial. (At this time garments were no longer being produced.) Her unrelenting insistence on preserving the high level of Fortunys standards helped ensure that factory operations would continue for generations after her death.
Approximate Measurements:
Bust - 40"
Shoulder, measured from seam to seam acoss back yoke - 15 1/2"
Sleeve, measured from seam to cuff edge - 21 1/2"
Back length, measured from neck edge to hem edge - 26 1/2"
Condition:
Generally in excellent condition. Only shows the slightest bit of wear. Well cared for through the years. An ideal addition to any collection!
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