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Unknown Maker, European

Dolman

Maker

Unknown Maker, European

Culture

European, American

Title

Dolman

Year

ca. 1880

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wool, silk

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. E. R. Behrend

Object Number

59.124.7

Type

Exhibition History

Swagged and Poufed
The Upholstered Body in the Late 19th-Century and Today
Jan 22, 2016 – Jul 03, 2016

Label copy

With the advent of the increasingly exaggerated bustle silhouette in the mid-1870s and mid-1880s, mantles like this one were designed to accommodate the added volume at the back of the skirt. The relatively unstructured nature of this dolman mantle makes reference to Turkish robes called doloman, and hints at the riches of such Near Eastern origins. While paying tribute to North African caftan trim, the caterpillar or snake chenille-yarn fringe around the neck, cuffs, hem, and front opening also relates to the trim on the lambrequin, or valance, in the illustration at right.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, European
Dolman, ca. 1880
Wool jacquard weave with silk chenille fringe
Gift of Mrs. E. R. Behrend 59.124.7

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