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Woman's Dress and Petticoat (Robe à la française)1765-1770

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18th-century women's court gown in pale yellow silk with woven floral scrollwork in red, green, and blue, displayed on a gray mannequin, showing wide pannier silhouette and ruffled sleeves

Unknown, Woman's Dress and Petticoat (Robe à la française), 1765-1770, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Delmer Lawrence Daves, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Dress and Petticoat (Robe à la française)
Place Made
England
Date Made
1765-1770
Medium
Silk plain weave (taffeta) with silk supplementary-warp patterning, silk passementerie, and silk chenille trim
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Dress): 64 5/8 in. (164.15 cm) Length (b) Petticoat, overall): 40 in. (101.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Delmer Lawrence Daves
Accession Number
M.64.66.1a-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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