Evening scarf
Caroline Reboux was one of the most renowned high-fashion milliners of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Like many other purveyors of luxury specialties, the firm's success led to expansion into other fashion items. The overall shape and angular insertions in this elegant evening scarf manifest the geometric aesthetic of the Art Deco period. The technique of inserting the abstract design rather than applying it to the surface is more labor intensive, but gives a more refined and flat finish.
Artwork Details
- Title: Evening scarf
- Design House: Attributed to Caroline Reboux (French, active 1870–1956)
- Designer: Attributed to Lucienne Rabaté
- Date: 1925–30
- Culture: French
- Medium: silk
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Designated Purchase Fund, 1986
- Object Number: 2009.300.3894
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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