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Woman's Dress and Petticoat (Robe à l'anglaise)Textile: late 1750s; Constructed: 1770s

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Historic full-length cream silk gown displayed on a hanger, with a square neckline, elbow-length sleeves, and scattered embroidered floral bouquets in pink, yellow, and green

Unknown, Woman's Dress and Petticoat (Robe à l'anglaise), Textile: late 1750s; Constructed: 1770s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Alice Wight Alden Collection, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Dress and Petticoat (Robe à l'anglaise)
Place Made
Colonial America
Date Made
Textile: late 1750s; Constructed: 1770s
Medium
Silk plain weave (taffeta) with weft float patterning and silk supplementary weft patterning
Dimensions
Center back length (Dress): 64 3/4 in. (164.47 cm) Center back length (Petticoat): 37 1/4 in. (94.62 cm)
Credit Line
The Alice Wight Alden Collection
Accession Number
M.71.60.1a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles