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Collections

At-home Robe (Banyan)circa 1880

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Museum display of a full-length men's ensemble: a floor-length woven robe in coral and gold stripes with frog closures, navy waistcoat and trousers, embroidered velvet cap, and floral-embroidered slippers
Full-length robe displayed on a mannequin, photographed from behind, in red and gold vertical striped textile with dense floral or paisley patterning throughout; navy collar trim, long sleeves, and A-line silhouette reaching the floor; mannequin wears a dark embroidered cap with white head covering beneath.
Detail photograph of a quilted garment hem in red and gold floral-paisley pattern with vertical stitched channels, above black embroidered slippers with vivid pink and green floral needlework on the toe.
Textile fragment shown in vertical folds, woven or printed with dense floral and scrolling botanical patterns in red, gold, and teal on a cream ground.
Title
At-home Robe (Banyan)
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1880
Medium
Cotton twill, printed and quilted
Dimensions
Center back length: 58 in. (147.32 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.2007.211.809
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
  • Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberly. "Reigning Men." Ornament 39, no.1 (2016): 34-39.