Help to date & identify pelt - possibly 1940s "I. Magnin"

Hi all

This popped into my lap this week. It looks like it's from the 1940s. The pelt looks like shearling but is quite cropped and doesn't look like lamb/sheep skin, so maybe calf?

The label is I Magnin and embroidered on the lining is the word 'Duff'

It's a lovely thing - suffering a little on the shoulders (flaking) and has one button missing. I still love it.

I wonder if someone can give me a rough date and help identifying the fur. Thank you so much

 

Is it heavy?
Marian

 

Hi - it weighs 1.5kg so not super heavy

 

It appears to be broadtail lamb, if it is real fur. I am not seeing 1940s, it looks later to me. The shoulders area where it is flaking almost looks like this could be a good quality faux fur. Can you determine if there is skin under the fur?

 

Barbara and MJ, I was just thinking the same thing. This could be faux fur, but it's hard to tell without seeing it in person and I'm no expert with fur, for sure. From the photos it does look a bit like faux fur, though, and I think it might be 1970s. Doesn't look like 40s to me at all.

 

Yes - you could all be right. The coat feels like a cropped shearling but the cracking on the shoulders (it's difficult to get right to the centre of the crack) doesn't seem to reveal any skin. The reason I thought it was earlier than 1970s was the label; also doing a bit of googling suggests that the embroidered 'Duff' might elude to collections by Lady Duff Gordon but I think that her designs are much earlier. Thanks all

 

Brilliant - thank you so much for your wisdom and advice. I think I'm looking at a 70s faux fur jacket now - how wrong was I