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Dress with petticoat (robe a l'Anglaise)
English or French
about 1784
Object Place: England or France
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave rib
Dimensions
Overall (dress): 149 cm (58 11/16 in.)
Center front (petticoat): 77 cm (30 5/16 in.)
Center front (petticoat): 77 cm (30 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number52.113a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDress and matching petticoat of blue and rose changeable, heavily ribbed silk; English back, with slight train; low cut neck trimmed with contemporary brocaded silk gauze ruffle; elbow length sleeves; dress closes in front of bodice; front lower edge of bodice trimmed with three tabs on each side; full, plain petticoat. Note: ruffle on underskirt is a reconstruction.