Cloak — Liberty — 1928

Cloak of dark green silk velvet with deep fur (dyed rabbit) collar, which doubles and fastens down with two pairs of press studs. A deep panel of woven silk ('tinsel brocade') is joined with hand stitches to the velvet at the hem, with a bold design of gold metallic thread flowers flowers and abstract, painterly dashes of blue, red and apricot. The cloak is constructed from three vertical panels of velvet, each measuring approximately 44 cm, 85 cm, and 42 cm, gathered into the collar, with deepest gathers concentrated at the shoulders. It fastens at the neck with velvet tapes. Lined in pale brown plain weave silk, with a self fabric hanging tape inside the centre back.