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
1650–1700
1875–1900
18th century
19th century
18th century
18th century
18th century