Dress for an altar figure

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third quarter 18th century · Silk, metal bobbin lace · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Altar figures, often dressed in garments made from fine textiles, were used in processions to enhance the personal, worldly relationship with the spiritual. This unaltered garment, with its charming robe à la française styling, is a good example of the form.

Artist

Unknown

Date

third quarter 18th century

Medium

Silk, metal bobbin lace

Culture

European

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of the executors of the estate of Clara M. Blum in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blum, 1966