Evening shawl

Unknown

1830–40 · cotton · Costume Institute

The pointed edges and small scale of the embroidery are quintessential stylistic features of the 1830s. The exuberance of the double ruffles complements the large gigot sleeves of the period, adding to the "butterfly effect" of the silhouette.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1830–40

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. H. M. Hume, 1941