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Petticoat from "Woman's Robe à l'Anglaise"circa 1775

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Eighteenth-century women's ensemble on a white mannequin: ice-blue silk bodice and overskirt with champagne-gold trim and bows, worn over a khaki damask underskirt, with a tall white ruffled wig
18th-century woman's jacket in pale blue silk damask with floral pattern, shown from the back on a mannequin with a white powdered wig. Gold lace trim edges the neckline, hem, and pleated cuffs; worn over a gold silk skirt.
Title
Petticoat from "Woman's Robe à l'Anglaise"
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1775
Medium
Silk plain weave (taffeta), quilted
Dimensions
Center back length (center back dress): 56 1/2 in. (143.51 cm) Center back length (center back peticoat): 36 1/2 in. (92.71 cm)
Credit Line
Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest
Accession Number
M.67.8.73b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.