Dress
It is charming to see period dresses produced in miniature sizes for children, and the dress shown is a very high-style garment. It is a perfect example showing the collapse of the gigot sleeve in 1837 and the beginning of the V-shaped form of bodice in the 1840s. Additionally, the puffing over the bust adds another adult dimension.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dress
- Date: 1837–40
- Culture: American
- Medium: cotton
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Harold S. Wright, 1966
- Object Number: 2009.300.2557
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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