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Woman’s Dressing Gown with Belt1880s

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Two floor-length embroidered garments on white mannequins: a magenta silk robe with cream floral embroidery and a black silk robe with red and cream botanical motifs, worn over a pink corset
Deep purple silk dressing gown displayed in side profile, with a long trailing skirt and fitted bodice, decorated along the front opening and hem with elaborate embroidered motifs of birds, flowers, and leafy vines in cream, gold, and green thread.
Deep magenta silk dressing gown displayed on a white mannequin, three-quarter view, with densely embroidered cream lilies, trailing vines, and hummingbirds cascading from shoulder to hem, accented with a twisted cord and tassel at the waist.
Silk embroidery on deep plum ground, densely worked with white lily blossoms, gold-tan leaves, and two birds with green and white plumage amid curving floral stems, in satin and padded stitches.
Detail of deep plum silk textile with embroidered hummingbirds among flowering branches, worked in green, gold, and pale pink thread on the sleeve and pocket of a garment.
Close-up of silk embroidery on deep plum ground; dense foliage in gold and cream thread surrounds a white bird in flight with green-accented wings at center left, and white lily-like blossoms at right, worked in satin stitch.
Silk bodice in deep plum, back view, with cream and gold embroidered floral and leaf motifs cascading symmetrically from collar to waist, with a twisted cord trim at the waistline.
Silk embroidery on deep burgundy fabric, depicting a white and green bird in flight among golden-tan leafy branches, worked in dense satin stitch with fine directional thread patterns.
Silk embroidery on deep burgundy ground, featuring a large cream lily with pink-spotted petals at center, surrounded by densely worked gold and cream leaves in satin stitch.
Silk embroidery on deep burgundy fabric depicting a bird in downward flight, wings fully spread, worked in cream, green, and amber threads with varied satin and lattice stitches highlighting feather details.
Title
Woman’s Dressing Gown with Belt
Place Made
Japan, Yokohama, for the Western market
Date Made
1880s
Medium
Dressing gown: silk plain weave (faille) with silk and metallic thread embroidery; Belt: silk braided cord with tassels
Dimensions
Center back length (Dressing Gown): 64 in. (162.56 cm) Length (Belt): 66 1/2 in. (168.91 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number
M.2007.211.784a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.