Ensemble

Mrs. Samuel Shimn

1888 · cotton, linen, silk · Costume Institute

This ensemble was made by the donor in 1888. At the time of the donation in 1928, Mrs. Shimn was a resident of New York City. The embroidery motifs and piecing appear to be in the Eastern European folk tradition; however the blouse is constructed in the fashionable style of the 1880s.

Artist

Mrs. Samuel Shimn

Date

1888

Medium

cotton, linen, silk

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. Samuel Shimn, 1928