Court dress (robe à la française and petticoat)
1770s
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueSilk; with non-period accessories: modesty, engageantes; Louix XVI style; floral motifs painted on silk taffeta ground; trimmed with ruching
Dimensions163 cm (64 3/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.1633a-d
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ProvenanceThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection, to MFA 1943
about 1740, with later alterations
1800–15
1780–90
about 1700
about 1800–10
About 1765–75
Theodoor Colenbrander
19th century
mid-19th century