Classification
costume & accessories
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Henrietta Haller
Accession Number
1904-16-45-c
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Jerkin** *Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857–1903, 1880* *Smithsonian American Art Museum, of Henrietta Haller* into the world of 19th-century fashion with *Jerkin*, a captivating costume piece created by American artist Robert Frederick in 1880. Classified among the Smithsonian American Art Museum's costumes and accessories, this item—graciously donated by Henrietta Haller— a tangible link to the Gilded Age, a time of rapid industrialization and renewed interest in historical styles. A jerkin, typically a close-fitting, sleeveless jacket with roots in Renaissance Europe, evokes the...