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Madame Helena Modjeska's Jacket, c. 1890
Maker unknown
Lace, velvet, silk and crepe; 20 1/4 x…
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Madame Helena Modjeska's Jacket, c. 1890
Maker unknown
Lace, velvet, silk and crepe; 20 1/4 x…
Madame Helena Modjeska's Jacket, c. 1890 Maker unknown Lace, velvet, silk and crepe; 20 1/4 x 34 1/4 x 3 in. 2872 Gift of Mrs. Marylka Modjeska Pattison

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ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-principal attire (upper body)
Used Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska (1840 - 1909)
Datec. 1890
MediumLace, velvet, silk and crepe
Dimensions20 1/4 × 34 1/4 × 3 in. (51.4 × 87 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marylka Modjeska Pattison
Object number2872
DescriptionHeavy silk brocade trimmed in black velvet banded in gold galloon and gold lace. Sleeves puffed with white crepe. Belonged to Madame Modjeska.
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Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
early 20th Century
Handmade Gold Ring Inset with Pearlescent Stone, date unknown
Maker unknown 
Gold, stone; 
1 …
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
unknown
Sandals Worn by Modjeska in "Cleopatra", c. 1880
Unknown maker; Paris, France
Leather, wood, …
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1880
Armlet Worn by Modjeska in "Cleopatra", c.1880
Unknown maker; Paris, France
Gold and imitatio…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1880
Bracelets Worn by Modjeska in "Cleopatra", c. 1880
Unknown maker; Paris, France
Gold and imit…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1880
Letter to Madame Modjeska, late 19th Century
Dorothy F. Wiethoff; Detroit, Michigan
Ink on pa…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
late 19th Century
"Forest of Arden”, Home Built in Modjeska Canyon by Madame Modjeska
, c. 1902
Photographer unk…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1902
Madame Modjeska as Marie Antoinette, 1909
Unknown Photographer
Photographic print; 26 3/8 x 2…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1891
Madame Modjeska as "Juliet", c. 1880
New York, New York
Albumen Print Cabinet Card Photograph…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1880
Playbill for a Performance of "Antygona" Starring Helena Modjeska, 1903
Krakow, Poland
Paper …
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
1903
Madame Modjeska as "Mary Stewart", c. 1882
Unknown photographer; United States
Albumen Print …
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1882
Portrait of Madame Modjeska, late 1920s to early 1930s
Unknown Photographer
Photographic prin…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
late 1920s to early 1930s