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Collections

Boy's Robe (Banyan)circa 1765

Not on view
A full-length salmon-pink damask coat displayed without a figure, featuring teal button closures at the chest and cuffs and a teal lining visible at the sleeves
Close-up detail of a rust-orange silk garment with four domed buttons in dark blue and gold metallic thread, paired with horizontal gold braided trim on the right.
Close-up detail of four decorative buttons on orange silk fabric, each button featuring metallic gray surfaces with yellow thread embroidery in scrolling patterns.
Close-up of woven textile in uneven orange tone, with visible fabric weave and mottled, uneven dye across the surface.
Close-up of a woven textile with a horizontal band of intricate knotted embroidery in yellow-green metallic thread across an orange plain-weave fabric ground.
Close-up of a domed button on orange silk fabric, wrapped with coiled silver metallic thread and edged with yellow silk stitching, with a second partial button visible at top.
Close-up detail of woven textile in uniform orange, showing open plain weave with visible warp and weft threads and slight surface irregularities.
Title
Boy's Robe (Banyan)
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1765
Medium
Silk plain weave (faille), moiré, with metallic thread and metallic strip embroidery
Dimensions
Center back length: 38 in. (96.52 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.2007.211.977
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles