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

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Unknown, Woman's Dress (Robe à l'anglaise)
Unknown, Woman's Dress (Robe à l'anglaise)
18th-century women's dress displayed on a headless mannequin, featuring a cream silk fabric with multicolor embroidered floral and vine motifs, square neckline, elbow-length sleeves, and a full skirt open at the front to reveal a plain blue-grey petticoat beneath.
Title
Woman's Dress (Robe à l'anglaise)
Place Made
England
Date Made
late 1780s
Medium
Cotton plain weave, block printed and hand painted
Dimensions
Center back length: 52 1/2 in. (133.35 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.81.135.2
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.