Woman's evening dress

Eighteenth-century shepherdess-style evening dress of light yellow silk taffeta, ivory net, and brown net. Raised waist with V-neck front, taffeta pouf with brown net ruffle around hips. Silk net at neck and sleeves. Belt of brown net with fuschia and pink roses at center front.

Provenance

Gift of Francesca Galloway, London, to MFA, December 16, 1998.

Credit Line

Gift of Francesca Galloway

Copyright

Reproduced with permission.

Woman's evening dress

Paris, France
Dimensions
Center back: 55 in. (139.7 cm)
Medium or Technique
Silk taffeta and net
Classification
Costumes
Accession Number
1998.453
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