Steampunk

jacket, military style

Doublet (front view) Date: early 1620s Culture: French Medium: silk Accession Number: 1989.196

This extraordinary doublet is one of only two surviving examples of its type from the 1620s. The only other known doublet of this kind is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Made of luxurious silk embellished with pinking and decorative slits, this doublet followed a fashion that existed barely five years.”

Detail of woman's tool belt from medieval pastoral tapestry, includes scissors and rosary.

Date: 1830–80 Culture: American or European

Coat Date: 1775 Culture: French Medium: silk

Ensemble 1774-92 French, MET

Coat Date: 1775–90 Culture: French Medium: silk

Coat Date: 1775–85 Culture: French (probably) Medium: silk