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Woman's Dress (Caraco Jacket and Petticoat)Dress: 1740-1770s; Textile: 1720s

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Museum display of an 18th-century woman's ensemble on a white mannequin: powder-blue silk damask fitted jacket with gold ribbon trim and bows over a golden khaki damask skirt, with a tall white sculptural wig and pale blue heeled mules
Historical costume displayed on a headless mannequin with a powdered wig, rear three-quarter view. Pale blue-green silk damask jacket with floral pattern, gold lace trim at neckline and hem, gathered sleeves, worn over a golden-olive silk skirt.

Unknown, Woman's Caraco Jacket, circa 1775, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Helen Larson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Dress (Caraco Jacket and Petticoat)
Place Made
France
Date Made
Dress: 1740-1770s; Textile: 1720s
Medium
Bodice: Silk damask, with cotton and silk passementerie. Skirt: Silk damask
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Jacket): 26 1/2 in. (67.31 cm) Center back length (b) Petticoat): 38 1/2 in. (97.79 cm) Length (c) Petticoat Fragment): 34 in. (86.36 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Helen Larson
Accession Number
AC1996.221.2.1-.3
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles