Dress

Unknown

1820–29 · cotton · Costume Institute

The dress and pantalettes seen here are made of a handsome fabric. The pantalettes are particularly interesting because of their construction, which includes shoulder straps. These straps are for convenience and assure the stability of the garment.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1820–29

Medium

cotton

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. William Reynolds, 1931