Dressing gown
This robe is an article of clothing that would have been worn in the morning before formally dressing for the day. The garment is a beautiful example of the importance of being properly attired at all times, even before daily activities began. Made of the finest cotton with hand-sewn details, the robe has a sense of luxury and femininity enhanced by the plentitude of finely crafted ruffles, and the drapery over the arms.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dressing gown
- Date: 1915–20
- Culture: French
- Medium: cotton
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Frederick H. Prince, Jr., 1967
- Object Number: 2009.300.3312
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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