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Woman's Dress and Petticoat (Robe à la française)circa 1745

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Sage green silk gown on a white mannequin, with a floral embroidered stomacher, elbow-length sleeves with white lace ruffles, and a full dome-shaped skirt
18th-century silk robe à la française in pale sage green with a lustrous sheen, displayed on a white mannequin in profile. Fitted bodice with gold trim, elbow-length sleeves with white lace cuffs, and a full skirt with characteristic back pleats that trail slightly at the hem.
18th-century robe à la française displayed on a mannequin, rear view, in pale sage green silk taffeta with characteristic Watteau back pleats falling from the neckline, elbow-length sleeves with white lace engageantes, and a full skirt with lustrous sheen against a dark background.
Back detail of an 18th-century silk dress, showing a pale cream stomacher embroidered with multicolored floral motifs in pink, blue, and gold, laced with gold braid in a criss-cross pattern, flanked by panels of pale green silk.
Close-up detail photograph of a pale sage green silk dress, showing draped and pleated fabric with a lustrous sheen, gathered folds, and a glimpse of tan lining at center.
Close-up photograph of hanging textile panels in pale sage green and cream, with soft vertical folds and a slightly sheer, loosely woven surface texture.
Close-up detail of a canvas surface with pale green and white paint applied in vertical streaks, a faint horizontal pink line crossing the mid-section, with visible canvas weave texture throughout.
Title
Woman's Dress and Petticoat (Robe à la française)
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
circa 1745
Medium
Silk plain weave (shot taffeta)
Dimensions
Center back petticoat length: 37 3/4 in. (95.885 cm); Center back robe length: 60 1/4 in. (153.035 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.2007.211.927a-b
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.
  • Örmen, Catherine. L'Art de la Mode. Paris: Citadelles & Mazenod, 2015.
  • Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Dress: a Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
  • Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Suit: A Guide to Changing Men's Fashion from the 17th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020.

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