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Woman’s Dress (Robe à l’anglaise)1785-1790

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Full-length 18th-century gown on a mannequin, shown from behind, made of bold lavender and ivory vertical-striped silk with a wide flared skirt and white embroidered fichu collar
18th-century silk robe à l'anglaise on a white mannequin, featuring purple and cream vertical stripes, fitted bodice, elbow-length sleeves with white ruffled cuffs, low square neckline with white fichu, and full gathered skirt.
Silk robe à la française, rear view, in alternating purple and cream vertical stripes; fitted bodice with center-back pleats flowing into a voluminous skirt, with white lace cuffs at the sleeves.
Title
Woman’s Dress (Robe à l’anglaise)
Place Made
France
Date Made
1785-1790
Medium
Silk twill and silk plain-weave stripes
Dimensions
Center back length: 62 in. (157.48 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.2007.211.931
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Reynolds, Anna. Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians. London: Royal Collection Trust, 2023.