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Woman's Dress (Robe à l'anglaise)circa 1780

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Full-length 18th-century woman's gown on a mannequin, fitted dusty rose silk bodice and open overskirt with cream ruffle trim over a slate blue-gray silk underskirt
18th-century silk gown displayed on a headless mannequin, rear view; dusty rose-mauve fabric with a full gathered skirt, fitted bodice, three-quarter sleeves, and a pleated white trim at the neckline.

Unknown, Woman's Dress (Robe à l'anglaise), circa 1780, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Murray Ward, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Dress (Robe à l'anglaise)
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1780
Medium
Silk plain weave (taffeta)
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Dress): 60 1/4 in. (153.04 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Murray Ward
Accession Number
M.72.48.1a-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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