Dressing gown

ca. 1925

Not on view

The highlight of this dressing gown is its quintessential geometric Art Deco patterning, so popular at the time. Overall, it has a very luxurious and expensive look and feel. This robe would have been worn at home in place of a man's jacket when informally receiving friends.

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: Dressing gown
Date: ca. 1925
Culture: American
Medium: silk
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Harold l. Frank, 1980
Object Number: 2009.300.535a, b
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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