Doll accessory
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
silk
Classification
Doll Accessory
Culture
French
Department
Costume Institute
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.204.61
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of 18-century France with this delicate *Doll Accessory* from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. Crafted fromptuous silk by an unknown artist, this piece hails from an era when Paris reigned supreme as the fashion capital of Europe. Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 3, it offers a glimpse into the lavish textile traditions of the time, where silk—often woven in Lyon, France's silk hub—symbolized luxury and refinement. In the Rococo period, fashion dolls known as *poupées de mode* were ingeniously used by Parisian modistes to showcase the latest s...