Round gown
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- silk, linen
- Origin
- Italian
- Department
- Costume Institute
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 1979
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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Fashion Design and Wearable Art Both · 99%
The image clearly shows a complete historical gown displayed on a mannequin, while the catalog identifies the work as a round gown in the Costume Institute.
Subject Matter
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Related to Fashion Both · 99%
The central subject is a constructed garment, specifically identified in the catalog as a round gown.
Visual Qualities
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Striped Visual · 99%
Alternating vertical mauve, green, and dark stripes dominate the gown's bodice, sleeves, skirt, and train.
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Patterns Visual · 90%
The striped textile and repeated floral border along the hem and train create clearly patterned surfaces.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 84%
The gown combines striped fabric with a floral hem border, a sheer scalloped shoulder covering, and a large ribboned bonnet.
Time Periods
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18th Century Art Metadata · 97%
The catalog dates the gown to approximately 1795, placing it within the eighteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Italian Art Metadata · 90%
The catalog records the place of origin as Italian.
Textiles
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Use of Fabric Both · 98%
Fabric forms the bodice, sleeves, full skirt, train, and accessories; the catalog records silk and linen as the medium.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Round gown. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.