Dressing gown

Unknown

1865–75 · wool, silk · Costume Institute

This is a sophisticated dressing gown enhanced by beautiful colors. The construction of the back is intricate, especially the horizontal ruffles, and probably relate to the 1870s bustle. The complexity of the construction is interesting, for the back is sewn from four pieces originating in the shoulder seam, graduating in size and flaring to the hem.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1865–75

Medium

wool, silk

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 Sarah F. Milligan and Kate Milligan Brill, 1940