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Woman's Dress and Stomacher (Robe à la française)Textile: 1700-1720; Dress constructed 1760s

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Full-length 18th-century woman's robe on a mannequin, rose-pink silk with cream floral weave, embroidered stomacher, tiered sleeve ruffles, open front revealing a plain powder-blue underskirt
Embroidered textile panel, shield or tongue-shaped, with dense silk and metallic goldwork embroidery on ivory ground; central vertical floral motif with stylized lotus bloom, scrolling leaves, and rosette in pink, yellow, and brown-gold thread, edged with gold braid.

Unknown, Woman's Dress and Stomacher (Robe à la française), Textile: 1700-1720; Dress constructed 1760s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Dress and Stomacher (Robe à la française)
Place Made
probably Italy
Date Made
Textile: 1700-1720; Dress constructed 1760s
Medium
Dress: silk damask with silk supplementary-weft patterning bound in twill (lampas); Stomacher: silk plain weave with silk and metallic-thread embroidery
Dimensions
Length (a) Robe center back length): 53 in. (134.62 cm) b) Stomacher: 11 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (29.21 × 21.59 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.64.83.1a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles