Dress

1840–60

Not on view

Dresses for Christening ceremonies or other times of public display were elaborate affairs. This infant’s dress is a particularly beautiful example with fine embroidery and detail work, such as the pintucking at the bodice. It is unusual to have a non-washable fabric, such as silk, as the lining for a child's dress, which shows the wearer was a member of a prominent family.

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Title: Dress
Date: 1840–60
Culture: French
Medium: cotton, silk
Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; GIft of the Pierrepont Family, 1941
Object Number: 2009.300.660a, b
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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