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Woman's Dress (Robe à la française)1770-1775

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Powder-blue silk damask robe à la française on a mannequin, with wide panniers, ruched front trim, and elbow cuffs with fabric bow clusters
18th-century robe à la française in pale blue moiré silk, displayed on a headless mannequin, rear view; pleated back falls into a full skirt, with elbow-length sleeves trimmed in lace and ribbon rosettes.
Close-up detail of a historic garment's interior lining, showing cream linen bodice with cross-stitch stitching and ribbon ties at the center back seam, above a pleated teal silk skirt.
Close-up photograph of the interior back of a historic garment, showing a cream linen lining with cross-stitch reinforcement stitching and dangling fabric ties, over pleated blue silk fabric beneath.
Close-up detail of a historic garment's waistband, showing pleated blue silk fabric gathered at a cream linen waistband, with visible hand-stitching and raw seam allowances.
Title
Woman's Dress (Robe à la française)
Place Made
England
Date Made
1770-1775
Medium
Silk plain weave (faille), moiré finish, with silk passementerie
Dimensions
Length (Center back length): 65 in. (165.1 cm)
Credit Line
Mrs. Alice F. Schott Bequest
Accession Number
M.67.8.71
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.
  • Blum, Dilys. Illusion and Reality: Fashion in France, 1700-1900. Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1987.