Afternoon dress
1870–75
Medium
silk, metal
Classification
Afternoon dress
Culture
American
Department
Costume Institute
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Junod Jr., 1964
Accession Number
2009.300.338a–c
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Grace King
Grace King was an American artist whose career remains largely undocumented in major art historical sources. With only a single known artwork attributed to her in institutional collections, details of her training, influences, and output are minimal. Early life and education are not well documented, and no specific teachers, mentors, or art schools have been identified in available records. Her a...