Pelerine

Unknown

ca. 1890 · jet, silk · Costume Institute

This is a nice example of decorative beadwork accessories and garments which were considered high style in the 1880s and 1890s. The pendant points and ball fringe would make a lively, glittering vision in motion, calling attention to the wearer.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1890

Medium

jet, 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 Dr. Clark Burnham in memory of his wife, Matilda Spelman Burnham, 1934