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Coat

Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2019.1.7.6.CW.CT.C1940.XX
Description
Fitted black wool coat with a ivory ermine collar.

Ermine - is the common name for a small, northern weasel, characterized by a short, black-tipped tail, a long body with short legs, and fur that is dark brown in summer and turns white during snowy, winter conditions. Royal fur, which was always in demand.

 
Materials
Wool
Ermine fur
Origin
circa 1940
Related object
Coat
Exhibitions History
• 2017.06.16–2017.09.30. ‘Exotic hunt at the Castle. Costumes and accessories from Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Ventspils museum (The Castle of Livonian Order), Ventspils, Latvia.
• 2021.05.29–2021.10.03. ‘Manor entertainment. Hunting (1860–1940). From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Daugyvene museum-reserve of cultural history (Burbiskis Manor), Radviliskis district, Lithuania.