Smoking jacket

Unknown

1860–80 · wool, silk · Costume Institute

In the tradition of the eighteenth-century banyan, nineteenth-century lounging robes and gowns allude to their exotic sources. Paisley and Turkish motives were common and extended frequently to the decor of the smoking rooms to which men took their post-prandial retirement.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1860–80

Medium

wool, silk

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Anne L. Maxwell, in memory of her mother, Julia H. Lawrence, 1989