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Woman's Dress (Robe à la française)1760s

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18th-century silk open-robe gown on a gray mannequin, cream ground with coral and sage floral print, pleated petticoat, tiered sleeve ruffles, and button-trimmed stomacher
Ikat-woven textile with cream ground and vertical flame-like patterns in rust, terracotta, sage green, and brown, characteristic of resist-dyed warp ikat technique.
Woven textile with vertical ikat-patterned stripes in rust orange, brown, cream, and green, with characteristic feathered color bleeding along the edges of each stripe.
Textile fragment in two joined panels, woven with horizontal bands of faded coral, sage green, and cream in an ikat or resist-dyed pattern; frayed edges and worn areas visible throughout.
Close-up of a silk dress with an ikat-woven pattern of orange, green, and gray brushstroke-like marks on cream ground; tiered skirt panels feature scalloped edges with cutwork eyelet trim and gathered fabric flowers at the waist.
Close-up detail of woven textile with ikat-dyed vertical stripes in green, peach, and cream, overlaid by a scalloped border with star-shaped cutouts and buttonhole-stitched edges.
Title
Woman's Dress (Robe à la française)
Place Made
France
Date Made
1760s
Medium
Silk plain weave, warp printed (chiné taffeta)
Dimensions
Center back length (center back): 66 in. (167.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Frederick Kingston
Accession Number
M.60.36.1
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.
  • Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt. Fabric and Fashion: Twenty Years of Costume Council Gifts. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1974.