Dress

Unknown

1885–90 · silk · Costume Institute

Amelia Beard Hollenback (1877-1969) was the daughter of the prominent financier and philanthropist John Welles Hollenback (1835-1927). The members of the Hollenback family were avid travelers, making frequently trips throughout Europe and the United States. Made for Amelia in Paris, this vivid blue plush coat exhibits the same detail given to women's clothing of the time.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1885–90

Medium

silk

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. Louis H. Twyeffort, 1981