Medium: Off-white silk crimped chiffon with red and green carnation print, china silk and lace

Date: c.1900

Country: France

Credit: Museum purchase

The tea gown became "an indispensable element in all elegant wardrobes," according to Les Modes (1901). Class distinctions were also manifested by an elaborate system of dressing for bourgeois women, whose daily attire often included a morning dress, a tailored suit, and an evening dress.

Object Number: 2003.12.1