Exhibition
Of
Men & Their Elegance
Higbee Gallery
Second Rotation: April 25 to November 23, 2003
First presented: July 3 to November 17, 2002
Anne Bissonnette & Dr. Debbie Henderson, Curators
The
State of "Undress":
Dressing
Gowns
Dressing Gown
Excised Fashion Plate From:
Le Lion: Journal des nouveautés et modes d'hommes. 1er
décembre 1854.
Kent State
University Museum Library Collection
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Blue Printed Cotton Banyan
United States of America, 1840s
Belonged to Josua R. Giddings.
Lent by The Western Reserve Historical Society
Gift of Mrs. Stella M. Jacobi
WRHS 1989
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Dressing Gown
Le petit courrier des dames. Nº
4, tome L, 25e année, 20 janvier 1846, plate 2159.
Kent State
University Museum Library Collection
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Ivory Printed Cotton Gabardine Smoking Suit
England, late 1840s
The banyan and smoking suit show the long-standing oriental influence
on men's interior gowns that peaked during the 18th century and continued
into the 19th century.
Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection
KSUM 1983.1.58ab
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Left:
Lounging Wear
Le petit courrier des dames. Nº
9, tome L, 25e année, 15 février 1846, plate 2166
Kent State
University Museum Library Collection
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Left:
Dressing Gown
Le petit courrier des dames. Tome LV, 20 novembre 1848, plate
1848.
Kent State
University Museum Library Collection
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Lilac Monogrammed Silk Smoking Jacket
United States of America, last quarter of the 19th century
Worn by Charles Whitney Chase (1846-1918)
Lent by The Western Reserve Historical Society
Gift of Mrs. Arthur Loesser
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Red Wool Needlepoint Slippers
Cleveland, Ohio, mid to late 19th century
Slippers with needlepoint work depicting raindeer heads worked in knotted
pile. Belonged to Charles Evart.
Lent by The Western Reserve Historical Society
Gift of The University Circle Development Foundation
WRHS 65.152
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