Gown

Date1760-1770

MediumSilk damask, trimmed with ribbon; bodice and sleeves lined with tabby linen.

DimensionsOL: 53 1/2" Selvage width: 21 3/4" Waist approx. 23" without stomacher.

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1960-714,1

DescriptionWoman's gown of pale blue-green silk damask in a design of asymmetrical semi-naturalistic flowers, buds and leaves with decorative scrolls. Gown has fitted bodice open for stomacher, trimmed down to ends of extended robings with ruched and undulating ribbon. Fitted sleeves end in double graduated ruffles at elbows. Skirt open in front for petticoat (missing), with pleats all turned toward front; pocket slits set forward of sides. Fitted back with sewn-down pleats (English back or robe a l'anglaise). Bodice and sleeves lined with white tabby linen.
Mannequin dressed with antique accessories 1960-715, 1985-125, 1985-127, 1-2.ProvenanceEx. Coll: Doris Langley Moore.