Dinner dress

Unknown

1890–95 · silk, linen, rhinestones · Costume Institute

The embroidery represented here is exquisite and quintessentially French. The designs are similar to the Rococo designs of Philippe de Lasalle (1723-1803) whose textile designs were adored in the court of Catherine II (1729-1796). His designs were whimsical fancies often including birds and vinery.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1890–95

Medium

silk, linen, rhinestones

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 Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, 1930