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The dolman was an essential form of outerwear in 1880s fashion. The style was shaped to fit over the bustle silhouette prominent at the time without concealing the elaborate decorations of the back of the skirt. A unique feature on this dolman is the chenille loops, which actually look like caterpillars, as the French word would imply.
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Title: Dolman
Date: 1885–90
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. William Hamlin Childs, 1940
Accession Number: 2009.300.89
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