Negligée
Perhaps what is most interesting about this negligee is the printed design, which shows a move away from the highly decorative, ornate and organic aesthetic of Art Nouveau towards the angularity that was part of the Art Deco aesthetic. The swastika motif seen here was a sign of well being used in various cultures, prior to Hitler's appropriation of it.
Artwork Details
- Title: Negligée
- Date: ca. 1910
- Culture: American
- Medium: silk
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Hollis K. Thayer, 1957
- Object Number: 2009.300.2450
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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