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Woman's Dress and Petticoat (Robe à la française)circa 1775

Not on view
18th-century women's gown on a white mannequin, salmon pink and cream striped silk with floral and ribbon print, wide pannier skirt, lace cuffs, and pink bow stomacher
18th-century robe à la polonaise displayed on a white mannequin, three-quarter rear view; silk fabric with pink and white vertical stripes and small floral sprigs, with the skirt dramatically draped and looped up at the sides.
18th-century silk robe à la polonaise displayed on a mannequin from behind, in pink and sage green stripes with small woven floral sprigs; skirt drawn up into three looped swags at the back; white powdered wig with pink ribbon bow.
Close-up of an 18th-century silk dress bodice on a white mannequin, featuring a pink and white striped skirt with woven floral sprigs, a cream stomacher trimmed with lace and adorned with blue, pink, and white ribbon rosettes, and mint green silk trim along the front edges.
Detail of a silk dress bodice in pink with woven vertical stripes and small multicolored floral sprigs, trimmed with looping terracotta chenille cord and cream lace-trimmed tassel ornaments.
Title
Woman's Dress and Petticoat (Robe à la française)
Place Made
Spain; Textile: France
Date Made
circa 1775
Medium
Silk plain weave (taffeta) with silk supplementary warp and weft patterning, silk chenille and linen lace
Dimensions
Center back length (Dress): 62 in. (157.48 cm) Center back length (Petticoat): 37 1/4 in. (94.62 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.2007.211.720a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Grant, Sarah, editor. Marie Antoinette Style. London: V & A Publishing, 2025.