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Robe à l'anglaise

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman's dress with robe à l'anglaise style, by an unknown artist. The dress is long-sleeved, made of cream-colored fabric with a floral pattern featuring red and brown flowers and green leaves. A ruffled fabric piece adorns the neckline. The dress has an open back with two large pieces of fabric extending from the sides to the back. A decorative trim borders the bottom hem. The mannequin wears brown shoes with low heels. The mannequin has short styled hair and is posed facing right with one arm bent at the elbow. The background is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
linen, cotton, gold (sequins and thread)
Culture:
British
Dimensions:
500 × 625 px
Museum record:
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