https://exhibit.objectlives.com/files/original/49bd75f325a82631f42f987d14320fb5.jpg b617dedcd757de7637c7be56dd30e356 https://exhibit.objectlives.com/files/original/9d99ceec5de0cea50075b55501107ca6.jpg 58219815083fec366a7df067b892f5cc https://exhibit.objectlives.com/files/original/8211148594ee39c565e79cba11b30ad4.jpg bd55044cec8c8012d0184755b486ccc3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Object Lives Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource McCord Jacket Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource McCord Museum Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource photograph Description An account of the resource This black wool broadcloth jacket (1860-1870) was cut to embrace a fashionable woman, designed to lie over a bustle on the back of the skirt. The exquisite embroidery makes this a striking garment, outlining every line of the jacket. A Huron Wendat artist executed this needlework, a woman likely based at Wendake / Lorette outside Quebec City. Perhaps she learned directly from notable artists like Marguerite Vincent Lawinoke (1783-1865) or Caroline Gros-Louis (1876-1941). Traditional skills in moosehair and porcupine quill embroidery elevated this fashionable garment. Quality embroidered goods were sold through retailers with a local and international clientele, like the firm now known as Holt Renfrew. This garment marks the important fashion production of Huron Wendat artists. It is among a range of fashion items that survive in major museums, goods that circulated to global markets. Huron Wendat embroiderers made distinctive contributions to world fashion, a contribution that must be celebrated and explained.