The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dress

Date:: 1896–99
Culture:: American
Medium:: wool, silk
Dimensions:: Length at CB (a): 18 in. (45.7 cm) Length at CB (b): 42 in. (106.7 cm)
Credit Line:: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mary Louise Deming in memory of her mother, Mrs. Nelson Lloyd Deming, 1959
Accession Number:: 2009.300.833a, b

This artwork is not on display

Description

This incorporates a nice combination of shiny satin alongside matte wool to create a memorable and striking day dress. The bravado of the big lapels and waistband are indicative of refined design and high style of couture workmanship. The Fox sisters were extremely exclusive designers.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: Woven into petersham: "Fox/New York"
See also
Who
Fox (8)
What
Costume (43,523)

Silk (33,917)

Wool (10,032)

Dresses (5,888)
Where
North and Central America (83,032)

United States (79,749)
When
A.D. 1800-1900 (80,493)
In the Museum
Costume Institute (36,056)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The United States and Canada, 1800–1900 A.D.