Doll

1740–60

Not on view

This charming miniature coat is constructed exactly like a man's suit coat of the period. The spindly flower embroidery on the pocket flaps and cuffs is particularly whimsical and has a biomorphic quality. It is uncertain whether this jacket was made for a doll or an ecclesiastical effigy.

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: Doll
Date: 1740–60
Culture: probably French
Medium: silk
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Eleanor Dorian, 1931
Object Number: 2009.300.1740
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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