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French

Robe à la française, 1760-1770

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

French

Title

Robe à la française

Year

1760-1770

Medium

Silk ribbed weave (cannele) with discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk

Techniques

  • ribbed weave

Dimensions

Center back length: 150.5 cm (59 1/4 inches)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Museum purchase with funds from the Museum Associates in honor of Eleanor Fayerweather

Object Number

82.287.1

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selected Works

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

A Decade of Collecting (Painting and Sculpture; Prints, Drawings, and Photographs)

June 26 - September 20, 1987

A Decade of Collecting (Costume and Textiles)

July 17 - September 6, 1987

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Stomacher, 1760-1770

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Petticoat, 1760-1770

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Overdress, 1760-1770

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