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The combination of charming fabrics used to contruct this dress is very eye-catching. The use of two contrasting fabrics could simply have been a design decision made by the maker, or chosen because of a shortage of fabric. Either way, the overall look is pleasing. The openness of the sleeve is very fashionable for the period and would have been appropriate for a young girl.
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Title: Dress
Date: ca. 1850
Culture: American
Medium: cotton
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of The Jason and Peggy Westerfield Collection, 1969
Object Number: 2009.300.935
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