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Collections

Woman's Fichu1780-1795

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Museum display of a late 18th-century women's ensemble on a white mannequin: olive-gold checked silk robe à la polonaise, white fichu, white petticoat, and straw hat with green ribbon
Two mannequins displaying late 18th-century ensembles: left figure in a brown striped tailcoat, patterned waistcoat, and cream knee breeches with ribbon ties; right figure in a brown checked riding habit with full white skirt and a straw hat with green ribbon.
Two mannequins displaying late 18th-century dress: left figure in brown-striped tailcoat, cream waistcoat, and peach knee breeches with black buckled shoes; right figure in brown checked fitted bodice over a full white skirt, with white fichu and a straw wide-brimmed hat with green ribbon.
Museum display of a late 18th-century women's ensemble on a white mannequin: fitted bodice and full skirt in olive and ivory checked silk, white fichu at the neckline, white apron, long sleeves, and a straw hat with green ribbon trim.
Detail photograph of a late 18th-century coat displayed on a white mannequin, showing the collar, lapel, and shoulder area in a woven silk fabric with a multicolored checked and striped pattern in brown, blue, gold, and white, with a white cravat visible beneath.
Close-up detail of a woven textile garment with multicolored stripes in brown, blue, yellow, and red, showing the back bodice and white linen sleeve of a period dress on a mannequin.
Title
Woman's Fichu
Place Made
England
Date Made
1780-1795
Medium
Cotton plain weave (muslin) with cotton embroidery
Dimensions
70 × 72 in. (177.8 × 182.88 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.2007.211.494
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.