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ca. 1880 · cotton · Costume Institute

Amelia Beard Hollenback (1844-1918) was the wife of prominent financier and philanthropist John Welles Hollenback (1835-1927). In 1874, the Hollenback family settled in the modestly affluent neighborhood of Clinton Hill in Brooklyn. This nightgown, probably part of her wedding trousseau, features applied bands of embroidery and shirring that convey simultaneously a sense of boldness and delicacy.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1880

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 Amelia Beard Hollenback, 1966