Dress Rehearsal: The Origins of the Costume Institute | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
![Dress. Culture: American. Date: mid-19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Stock Photo - Alamy Dress. Culture: American. Date: mid-19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PAXBGM/dress-culture-american-date-mid-19th-century-museum-metropolitan-museum-of-art-new-york-usa-PAXBGM.jpg)
Dress. Culture: American. Date: mid-19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Stock Photo - Alamy
![Ensemble. Culture: American. Date: 1831-35. Printed dresses like this were very fashionable for the promenade. The pelerine (small cape), a popular accessory in the 1830s, added a versatility to the day dress. Ensemble. Culture: American. Date: 1831-35. Printed dresses like this were very fashionable for the promenade. The pelerine (small cape), a popular accessory in the 1830s, added a versatility to the day dress.](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/knej54/ensemble-date-1831-35-culture-american-medium-cotton-knej54.jpg)
Ensemble. Culture: American. Date: 1831-35. Printed dresses like this were very fashionable for the promenade. The pelerine (small cape), a popular accessory in the 1830s, added a versatility to the day dress.
![Dress. Culture: probably American. Date: ca. 1836. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Stock Photo - Alamy Dress. Culture: probably American. Date: ca. 1836. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PB0HJ5/dress-culture-probably-american-date-ca-1836-museum-metropolitan-museum-of-art-new-york-usa-PB0HJ5.jpg)
Dress. Culture: probably American. Date: ca. 1836. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Stock Photo - Alamy
![Dress. Culture: American or European. Date: 1835-36. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Stock Photo - Alamy Dress. Culture: American or European. Date: 1835-36. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PAA858/dress-culture-american-or-european-date-1835-36-museum-metropolitan-museum-of-art-new-york-usa-PAA858.jpg)
Dress. Culture: American or European. Date: 1835-36. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Stock Photo - Alamy
![Dress. Date: 1895; Culture: American; Medium: silk, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MPN-180699 | agefotostock Dress. Date: 1895; Culture: American; Medium: silk, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MPN-180699 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/027290b2909e98b55c9d3c1732ab8f48/mpn-180699.jpg)
Dress. Date: 1895; Culture: American; Medium: silk, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MPN-180699 | agefotostock
![Gilded Age Fashion - Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) - Viewshed Gilded Age Fashion - Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) - Viewshed](https://www.nps.gov/elro/blogs/images/Tea-Gown-MET-2.jpg)
Gilded Age Fashion - Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) - Viewshed
![Dress. Date: 1830s; Culture: American or European; Medium: cotton, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MPN-76498 | agefotostock Dress. Date: 1830s; Culture: American or European; Medium: cotton, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MPN-76498 | agefotostock](https://previews.agefotostock.com/previewimage/medibigoff/8fcb505c3e974f7ead23b13a0dd2b411/mpn-76498.jpg)
Dress. Date: 1830s; Culture: American or European; Medium: cotton, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. MPN-76498 | agefotostock
![Dress | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Historical dresses, Fashion history, 1830s fashion Dress | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Historical dresses, Fashion history, 1830s fashion](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/53/c9/d1/53c9d1d5f7daa9431d0452b07d5b4f13.jpg)
Dress | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Historical dresses, Fashion history, 1830s fashion
![Dress. Culture: American. Date: 1840-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Stock Photo - Alamy Dress. Culture: American. Date: 1840-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PA924M/dress-culture-american-date-1840-50-museum-metropolitan-museum-of-art-new-york-usa-PA924M.jpg)
Dress. Culture: American. Date: 1840-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Stock Photo - Alamy
![Dress | probably American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Dresses, Historical dresses, 19th century fashion Dress | probably American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Dresses, Historical dresses, 19th century fashion](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ec/02/d2/ec02d2a606ad3f667880b2dee0e36989--pattern-dress-historical-clothing.jpg)
Dress | probably American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Dresses, Historical dresses, 19th century fashion
![Dress. Culture: American. Date: 1876-77. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Stock Photo - Alamy Dress. Culture: American. Date: 1876-77. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PAR32M/dress-culture-american-date-1876-77-museum-metropolitan-museum-of-art-new-york-usa-PAR32M.jpg)