Dress

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

It is charming to see period dresses produced in miniature sizes for children, and the dress shown is a very high-style garment. It is a perfect example showing the collapse of the gigot sleeve in 1837 and the beginning of the V-shaped form of bodice in the 1840s. Additionally, the puffing over the bust adds another adult dimension.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art