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| Met – 1770s-80s gown, remodeled from c. 1740s silk |
Happy Saturday! Chris and I have been working overtime packing up Pompadours and white Kensingtons to ship out, so I’m a bit fried, but here are some pretty 1770s floral gowns to inspire you…
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| Cotton/linen gown c1774, Met Accession Number: 26.38a–d. Floral cotton/linen wasn’t just for the light-of-ground. This is a beautiful example of a darker chintz |
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| Robe a la polonaise ca. 1776-80 From the Museo de la Moda |
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| Robe a l’anglaise ca. 1770 From Artfund |
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| Robe a la polonaise ca. 1780, Musée Galliera, Paris – is it a floral? is it a stripe? Ooo, BOTH! |
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| Polonaise gown, painted silk from the V&A; museum, 1780s. |
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| MFA -Dress (robe à la française) French, 1775 Cotton – interesting bordered, floral petticoat. I wonder if they were made to go together, or if this was styled from separate pieces, by the museum |
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| LACMA – Robe a la Francaise, British, 1760-70. Chain-stitch silk embroidery on cotton twill, linen lining. |
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| KCI c. 1770 (fabric: c. 1740)-England |
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| Met – Robe à l’anglaise (that has been polonaised – see here for explanation) French | c. 1780 Silk. One of my favorites, maybe because the museum styled it with Historical Dog included, haha |
4 Comments
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September 2, 2012 at 7:53 AMSpectacular dresses
Unknown
September 2, 2012 at 8:49 AMOh, I love the last one!
Anna
September 6, 2012 at 12:03 AMAll so gorgeous! They almost, ALMOST distract me from my constant state of thinking about the Pomps in the mail. You can tell in that last picture that yet again it's a case of the age-old "I love you dog, but DON'T GET HAIR ON MY DRESS!!! :("
Unknown
September 9, 2012 at 6:41 PMI adore that striped floral. It's beautiful.