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Woman's Dress and Petticoat (Robe à la française)circa 1770

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Eighteenth-century formal gown in pale cream silk displayed on a white mannequin, with wide panniers, serpentine gold metallic trim on the skirt, and cream lace at the neckline and sleeves
Title
Woman's Dress and Petticoat (Robe à la française)
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1770
Medium
Silk plain weave (faille) with metallic-thread supplementary-weft patterning and metallic-thread bobbin lace
Dimensions
Length (a) Robe à la Francaise center back length): 52 5/8 in. (133.67 cm) Center back length (b) petticoat ): 33 5/8 in. (85.41 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.59.24.1a-b
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.

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