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Artwork
Dress
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- Technique
- silk, cotton
Dress is a dress by Dalligner, Modes, Richmond, ca. 1871. silk, cotton. It is part of the Costume Institute collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Trust Gift, 1983.
How to reflect if you encounter this artwork?
- Notice the textures and interplay of silk and cotton in the dress and consider how these materials contribute to its visual and tactile presence.
- Reflect on the dress as a 19th-century garment and imagine the social or cultural contexts in which it might have been worn in 1866.
- Observe the craftsmanship in the dress’s construction and think about what this reveals about fashion and artisanal skills of the era.
- Consider the mood conveyed by the dress’s style and fabric and how it might evoke feelings or stories from its time period.
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