Dress

Unknown

1850–55 · wool, silk · Costume Institute

This is a charming child's dress that would have been worn by a boy or a girl. The piece is in original condition and is very well-crafted, as can be seen in the piping detail. Also, the full, puffed sleeves make a fashionable shape. The wool textile itself is very handsome with vibrant saturated colors. Likely, the printed wool was made with indigo dye.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1850–55

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 The Jason and Peggy Westerfield Collection, 1969