Woman's formal dress
About 1735; dress restyled about 1770
Object PlaceFrance
Place of ManufactureHolland
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin with supplementary discontinuous silk and metal-wrapped patterning wefts
DimensionsCenter back: 156.8 cm (61 3/4 in.)
Center front: 119.7 cm (47 1/8 in.)
Costume (Bust X Waist): 30 x 32 in. (76.2 x 81.3 cm)
Center front: 119.7 cm (47 1/8 in.)
Costume (Bust X Waist): 30 x 32 in. (76.2 x 81.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession number43.1871a-c
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ProvenanceThe Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection; Gift to the MFA, November 10, 1943.
18th century
fourth quarter of the 18th century
last quarter 19th century
18th century
1875–1900
19th century
18th century
18th century
18th century