Evening shawl

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The pointed edges and small scale of the embroidery are quintessential stylistic features of the 1830s. The exuberance of the double ruffles complements the large gigot sleeves of the period, adding to the "butterfly effect" of the silhouette.

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