Date: c. 1880s
Origin: France
Fabric: Cotton
Brand: Unknown
A dressing jacket in white cotton with a woven, openwork pattern. It is embellished with hand-stitched, white work embroidery at the collar, cuffs, hem, pockets and lapels. The original fastenings for this jacket are now missing, but there are stitched buttonholes on both sides of the front opening.
A dressing jacket (also known as a combing jacket), was typically worn by a woman over her underwear or nightclothes during her grooming routine, to provide additional warmth and modesty. These jackets were typically loose fitting and made of easily washable fabrics such as cotton and linen. Towards the end of the 19th century, the designs of dressing jackets became increasingly more elaborate, incorporating luxurious fabrics such as silk, with intricate embellishment techniques.
From the collection of Karolina Laskowska
