Woman's Jacket
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Katharine Hepburn
American, 1907 - 2003
Date1939-1957
MediumMachine-stitched and hand-stitched plain-woven and lightly felted wool and plain-woven silk
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width at shoulders): 19 x 20in. (48.3 x 50.8cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionWoman's red, long-sleeved, short jacket with a center front opening. The center front opening has rounded upper corners and is faced in self-fabric. This unusually constructed jacket has shoulder darts and dolman sleeves, the lower half of each is cut in a separate piece. This angular lower piece begins at the front of each sleeve, thirteen inches from the cuff at the underarm seam, and then angles toward the cuff and spirals around to 7 1/4 inches from the cuff at the underarm seam at the back. There is a center back seam and a back neck inset faced with red silk. The label is stitched to this facing. The edges are finished with hand overcasting.
Object number2004.45.2
MarkingsA cream-colored label stitched to the back neck facing reads, "Valentina", embroidered in pale blue.NotesMaker Note: Valentina Nicholaevna Sanina was a Russian fashion and costume designer from the mid 1920s to 1957. She designed the costumes for plays including "The Philadelphia Story" starring Katharine Hepburn, who then became a personal client. Valentina is known for her clean, linear designs made with high quality materials and unique construction techniques. (Sotheby's Auction Catalog 6/2004)On View
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