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Collections

Woman's Fichucirca 1780

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Museum display of a late 18th-century women's cream silk gown with floral embroidery, green ribbon trim, fichu neckline, and matching feathered hat, shown on a white mannequin from behind
Embroidered linen stomacher with a symmetrical floral spray: a central stem with blue flowers flanked by deep red tulips, surrounded by green leaves and small burgundy blossoms at the base, worked in wool thread on cream ground with a blue-edged border.
18th-century woman's dress in cream silk, photographed from the back, featuring a V-shaped cape collar embroidered with multicolored floral sprigs including tulips, cornflowers, and leafy stems; fitted boned bodice with vertical pin-tucks tapering to the waist; full gathered skirt with scattered small embroidered flowers throughout.
Detail of a white linen garment featuring a V-shaped collar panel densely embroidered with polychrome floral motifs, including dark red tulips, blue cornflowers, and green leafy stems; smaller scattered floral sprigs appear on the bodice below, with fine vertical pintucks running through the fabric.
Title
Woman's Fichu
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1780
Medium
Cotton plain weave (muslin) with silk embroidery
Dimensions
26 7/8 × 66 1/2 in. (68.26 × 168.91 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number
M.2007.211.143
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.