Ensemble

Unknown

ca. 1895 · wool, silk · Costume Institute

Featured is an excellent example of a complete girl's ensemble of the highest quality. Often, ensembles such as this become separated for various reasons so it is quite rare to have all corresponding pieces. During this period, children's clothes very much followed women's fashion. This coat has all the hallmarks of the 1890s with the fashionable cape collar and full sleeves.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1895

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 Eve Auchincloss, 1976