Jacques Doucet (French, 1853–1929). Evening coat, fall/winter 1902. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Robert G. Olmste
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