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History of Costume Illustrated Digital Vocabulary List CH14
This image is of a Tea Gown from 1890. Tea Gowns were introduced as a less restrictive form of dress for women. They were also referred to as "rational" or "reform garments" because they were favored by supporters of the dress reform. It was looser fitting and was worn without a corset. Women would wear tea gowns at home or around other women friends.
Sources:
Tortora, Phyllis G., and Sara B. Marcketti. "Chapter Fourteen The Bustle Period and the Nineties." Survey of Historic Costume. 6th ed. New York, NY: Fairchild , an Imprint of Bloomsbury, 2015. 393. Print.
Tea Gown. Digital image. The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2016.
