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There are indications that the dress was remade from an earlier costume (late 18th century). The implicit luxury of the chiné silk and the small repeat in the neo-classical taste allowed the textile’s persistence into new dress forms.
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Title: Dress
Date: ca. 1820
Culture: British
Medium: silk
Credit Line: Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 1971
Object Number: 1971.242.1a–e
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