Man’s Dressing Gown of Two Paisley Striped Fabrics
1859-1879
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Man’s Dressing Gown of Two Paisley Striped Fabrics
1859-1879
Physical Qualities
Cotton, 59 x 68 in. (149.9 x 172.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Orest and Patricia Ranum, Baltimore, in Memory of Douglas H. and Winifred C. Gordon, Jr.
Object Number
2014.161
Man's dressing gown of printed cotton. The robe features a broad roll or shawl collar (known prior to 1850 as a shawl collar per the Dictionary of Fashion History), long inset sleeves with narrow cuff band and a wide loose body. This gown is completely composed of a madder printed cottons featuring alternating stripes: the outer face consisting of a wide stripe printed in florals on a brown ground alternating with a narrower stripe of a paisley print on a white ground; the lining featuring alternating stripes of rust/red ground with delicate floral vines alternating with paisley designs on a white ground. The sleeve edges (cuffs) use the lighter ground strip of the outer fabric in a horizontal orientation as a trim. A narrow printed belt (1" wide) is held in place by narrow printed cotton belt loops. Both machine and hand sewing are employed in the construction.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2014; Patricia and Orest Ranum, Baltimore; Douglas H. and Winifred C. Gordon, Jr, Baltimore; Douglas Gordon, Sr., Baltimore, unknown relative of Douglas Gordon, Sr.
Meller, Susan and Elffers, Joost, Textile Designs: Two Hundred Years of European and American Patterns for Printed Fabrics Organized by Morit, Style, Color, Layout, and Period. New York: Harry N. Abrams,1991, :p. 88, fig. 6, p. 89, fig. 12.
Cumming, Valerie, Cunnington, C.W., and Cunnington, P.E., Dictionary of Fashion History, New York: Berg, 2010, p. 70 Dressing gown, p. 174 Roll collar, p. 184 Shawl collar.
Cumming, Valerie, Cunnington, C.W., and Cunnington, P.E., Dictionary of Fashion History, New York: Berg, 2010, p. 70 Dressing gown, p. 174 Roll collar, p. 184 Shawl collar.
