This Fortuny jacket was worn by Mrs. Harrison Williams, an American socialite who was voted in 1933 by French designers Molyneux, Lanvin, Vionnet, Lelong and Chanel as the best-dressed woman in the world.

This three-quarter length orange-red cut velvet jacket was printed with metallic paints with Venetian glass buttons and silk loop closure at the center front.

Woman's Jacket, 1930-1939
No. 278873.59
Gift of Countess Mona Bismarck
Neg. No. 2000-3543 (Jacket)
Neg. No. 2000-3542.06 (Jacket Label)

Venetian Glass Buttons	Designer Label

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