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Navy Blue Wool Bolero Jacket with Gold Trim
Victorian Late / Bustle · 1860s-1880s · American
Production
handmade
Material
wool broadcloth
Culture
American
Influences
military-inspired trim · European court dress ornamentation
A navy blue wool broadcloth jacket featuring a fitted silhouette characteristic of 1870s women's tailoring. The garment displays elaborate gold metallic trim or embroidery along the front edges, collar, and cuff borders in an intricate scrolling or foliate pattern. The jacket appears to have a short, cropped length typical of the bustle period, designed to be worn over a fitted bodice or blouse. The construction shows precise tailoring with structured shoulders and a nipped waist. The decorative trim creates strong visual contrast against the dark wool ground, reflecting the Victorian preference for ornamental detail on formal garments.
jackettight fitabove-the-hip
Connected To
Worn with·fitted bodiceTechnique·hand-embroidery
SHARED90 years · cross-culture · cross-category
These two jackets speak the same ornamental language across nearly a century: both deploy gold embellishment as strategic punctuation against richly colored grounds, framing the body with deliberate precision. The Victorian bolero's metallic thread embroidery traces the same aesthetic impulse as the 1970s jacket's lamé accents—both designers understood that luxury lives in the details that catch light along edges and seams.
Technique·hand-embroideryMotif·scroll-spiral
SHARED130 years · cross-culture · cross-category
Text60%
Motif·scroll-spiral
SHARED130 years · cross-culture · cross-category
Text52%
Image73%
Motif·scroll-spiral
SHARED150 years · cross-culture · cross-category
Text49%
Image
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