Keywords: Leg of mutton style
Item 105390
Gigot (leg-of-mutton) sleeve dress, Eastport, ca. 1837
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1837
Location: Eastport
Media: cotton, metal
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Item 108984
Madame St. Felix's satin gigot sleeve gown, Brooklyn, NY, ca. 1833
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1833 Location: Brooklyn Media: silk, cotton
Exhibit
Northern Threads: The rise and fall of the gigot sleeve
A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring the balloon-like gigot sleeve of the 1830s.
Site Page
"Into the 1830s, the style's sleeves gradually increased in size. The dress was hand sewn, with its scalloped edges attached as a separate piece."
Site Page
"… Gigot sleeve is the French term for the "leg of mutton" sleeve, a puffy, voluminous sleeve style popular around 1830."
