Habit à la disposition

1870

Not on view

It is extremely rare to have a complete unfinished dress à la disposition, such as this one, in a museum collection. The complex machine-embroidery and hand-stitched seed beads on the unfinished textile lengths assists in comprehending the manufacturing process in the 1870s. The artist's rendering of the completed garment (2009.300.3470), although from a later date, gives an indication of the elegant completed creation.

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Title: Habit à la disposition
Date: 1870
Culture: French
Medium: silk
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Edward C. Blum, 1939
Object Number: 2009.300.2334
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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