Afternoon dress

Jeanne Hallée

ca. 1900 · silk · Costume Institute

Jeanne Hallée was a fine French couturier during the Belle Époque and garments from this house are fairly rare. This dress, with its fine pintucking and exaggerated high collar, is a beautiful example of the style of the era.

Artist

Jeanne Hallée

Date

ca. 1900

Medium

silk

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Marion Litchfield, 1950