COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.1998.253.1
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
Creator Nationality:
European; French
Creator Name-CRT:
French
Title:
Jacket
Title Type:
Object name
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
ca. 1785
Creation Start Date:
1783
Creation End Date:
1787
Materials and Techniques:
silk / linen blend
Classification Term:
Main dress-Womenswear
Dimensions:
L. at center back 15 3/4 in. (40 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
1998.253.1
Credit Line:
Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, Isabel Shults Fund and Millia Davenport and Zipporah Fleisher Fund, 1998
Context:
Differentiated from the full-fledged Pierrot costume, the Pierrot as a shaped bodice flourished in that gasp of Rococo sensibility and extreme silhouette of about 1780 - 1790. The flared peplum extension of the jacket below the waist and asymmetrically around the back allows for the bulbous billowing skirt of the period. The bodice includes self-fabric ruffles, which would have embellished the skirt as well. The simple low-necked bodice is characteristic of the period, comparable to the "chemise à la reine."
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ci1998.253.1.R.tif
Jacket
