Lingerie

Iris Lingerie Co., Inc.|Mrs. Sylvia Pedlar

1955 · cotton · Costume Institute

This nightgown shows how carefully Pedlar studied garments of the nineteenth century and interpreted various elements into her work. The bed jacket closely mirrors combing jackets of the nineteenth century, worn when women prepared for the day. The motif is also a very close copy to common motifs used in whitework embroidery of the nineteenth century. Overall, the garment shows the high-quality of her work, which impressively, she produced by machine. These are custom motifs that would rival any handmade French work done at the same time.

Artist

Iris Lingerie Co., Inc.|Mrs. Sylvia Pedlar

Date

1955

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 Sylvia Pedlar and Philip Saffir, 1970