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Overgown and Petticoat (Robe à l'anglaise)

A work made of silk, plain weave and strips of satin weave with supplementary patterning warps and supplementary brocading wefts; overgown lined with linen, plain weave.
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  • A work made of silk, plain weave and strips of satin weave with supplementary patterning warps and supplementary brocading wefts; overgown lined with linen, plain weave.

Date:

1765/85

Artist:

England

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Overgown and Petticoat (Robe à l'anglaise)

Place

England (Object made in:)

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Made 1765–1785

Medium

Silk, plain weave and strips of satin weave with supplementary patterning warps and supplementary brocading wefts; overgown lined with linen, plain weave

Dimensions

H.: 141.6 cm (55 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Grace R. Smith Textile Endowment

Reference Number

2012.577a-b

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