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Silhouette Timeline

The Silhouette Timeline traces how dress silhouettes change across the decades of the Costume Institute collection, drawn from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection API (CC0) and refreshed monthly. Every record links its museum object page and carries garment family, era, season and significance labels; objects are described as cataloged, never appraised or priced.

Records
5,000
Last changed
Update schedule
58 12 3 * * UTC
Coverage
03/02/2020–09/03/2026
Method
Methodology
ObjectHouseDateGarment familyEraSeason
Dinner dressUnavailableeveningRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Ball gown01/01/1828eveningRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Walking dressUnavailabledaywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1825daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1825daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1830daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
DressUnavailabledaywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
DressUnavailabledaywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Wedding dress01/01/1823eveningRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dinner dress01/01/1820eveningRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Ball gown01/01/1820eveningRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1823daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1822daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1820daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1820daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Ensemble01/01/1820daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1820daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1820daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1814daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1818daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1818daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Evening dress01/01/1818eveningRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1818daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1818daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Wedding dress01/01/1812eveningRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1813daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1815daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Coat01/01/1815daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
DressUnavailabledaywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1810daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1814daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Evening dress01/01/1809eveningRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1814daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1810daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
DressUnavailabledaywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
DressUnavailabledaywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
DressUnavailabledaywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Suit01/01/1810daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1810daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Ensemble01/01/1810daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Evening dressUnavailableeveningRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
DressUnavailabledaywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
DressUnavailabledaywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
Dress01/01/1805daywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
EnsembleUnavailabledaywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
DressUnavailabledaywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
DressUnavailabledaywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)
DressUnavailabledaywearRegency & Romantic (1800–1849)