Evening dress

Herbert Luey

ca. 1890 · silk, linen · Costume Institute

Herbert Luey was a significant dressmaker working in Brooklyn when downtown Brooklyn was a popular shopping destination. The complexity of the construction attests to his competence as a dressmaker.

Artist

Herbert Luey

Date

ca. 1890

Medium

silk, linen

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. James Dowd Lester, 1942