Redingote with leg-of-mutton sleeves

anonymous, c. 1825 - c. 1830

With the dropped shoulder and puffy leg-of-mutton sleeves, this redingote, or riding coat, is fully in keeping with fashion around 1825. To give the sleeves the desired volume, the fabric was cut on the bias. The waistline is already lower than that of earlier redingotes; by around 1835 it would once again move back down to the waist.

  • Artwork typewomenswear, coat, redingote, coatdress
  • Object numberBK-NM-8250
  • Dimensionswidth 71 cm, length 128 cm x waist 64 cm
  • Physical characteristicszijde, linnen, metaal