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Pair Of Opera Pumps
This is a Pair of Opera Pumps.
This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Museum of the City of New York as part of The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.
The French shoemaker André Perugia collaborated with many top couturiers, most notably Paul Poiret, in the 1920s. Perugia’s craftsmanship and inventive use of materials and color earned him a client list that included Josephine Baker, Gloria Swanson, and stars of the Folies Bergères.
It is credited Lent by Museum of the City of New York.1982-21-1-a,b.
- Pair Of Evening Sandals
- silk, rhinestone, satin.
- Lent by Museum of the City of New York. Gift of Mrs. Ralph K. Robertson,....
- 76.2016.9
- Applique On Net
- 1931-29-3
- Opera Glasses Opera Glasses
- mother-of-pearl, aluminum, plated metal, glass.
- Gift of Alan and Monah L. Gettner in loving memory of Minnie S. Hermann.
- 1999-54-2
Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.
- Evening Coat
- velvet, silk, beads, metallic embroidery.
- Lent by Museum of the City of New York. Gift of Mrs. Christian R. Holmes,....
- 76.2016.5
- Fringe (France)
- silk, glass and imitation pearl beads.
- 1923-46-44
Its dimensions are
Height x length (approx.): 13.3 x 24.1 cm (5 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.
