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Walking ensemble

ca. 1835
Not on view
The 1830s silhouette was created by a corseted, raised waistline; here a bell-shaped skirt reveals the lower ankle. By the late 1830s, the gigot sleeve was collapsing at the sleeve cap, but in this case, its detachable pelerine, or capelet, sustained the broad triangulated shoulder line of the period. The similarities between men's and women's fashion extended to footwear: women could wear flat slippers or tiny booties not so different from the boots and walking shoes of men.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Walking ensemble
  • Date: ca. 1835
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: silk
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. James Sullivan, in memory of Mrs. Luman Reed, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.250.1a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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