Dress

Unknown

1887 · cotton · Costume Institute

The elaborate embroidery enhances the beauty and appeal of this infant's dress. A particularly effective detail is the loose edging on the embroidery which forms a ruffle.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1887

Medium

cotton

Culture

probably French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Caroline U. Weber and John W. Weber, 1944