Robe à la francaise, ca. 1750

Woman dress „Robe á la francaise“

Cream-colored silk and silk damask with broderie anglaise, silk and bobbin lace, applied decoration in the form of ruffled and pleated flounces and fabric foliage, appliqués with beaded embroidery, black velvet bows and with rhinestone clasps

(H x Ø)130 × 80 cm

Status

on display, room 005.1

About the workThis type of French-style dress – hence ist name, "robe à la française" – was one of the most popular fashions worn by European noblewomen in the eighteenth century. The outfit consists of two parts: the skirt, the "jupe", and the upper garment with the characteristic "Watteau pleats" draping from the shoulders – named after the French painter Antoine Watteau, who was one of the first to depict such robes around 1720. By 1750, a more defined waistline had emerged and bodices were becoming more close-fitting, as seen on this model.

Accession Acquired 1927 from the Kunstgewerbemuseum

Provenance[...]; 12.6.1919 ehem. Kunstgewerbemuseum Düsseldorf (1883-1927); 1927 übernommen aus dem Kunstgewerbemuseum

Inventory numberP 2023-6

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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