Gown
Date1740s (silk); remade 1775-1780
MediumBrown silk damask, woven in asymmetrical floral pattern. Linen lining.
DimensionsOL: 55"
Credit LineGift of Tasha Tudor
Object number2000-133
DescriptionWoman's gown of light brown silk damask woven in large asymmetrical floral pattern. Gown remade to later style with squared neckline and fitted bodice with center front edge to edge closure. Elbow-length sleeves end in pleats to create cups over elbows. Back fitted bodice ends in deep v at center back waist. Skirt is cut separately from bodice. Full skirt is open in front to reveal petticoat, which does not survive. Bodice is lined with linen; skirt unlined and faced with brown ribbon.Note: Photographed with reproduction petticoat and eighteenth-century kerchief.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Tasha Tudor.
Exhibition(s)
1745-1750 (textile); gown ca. 1780, gown remade ca. 1845
1765-1775
Ca. 1780
1726-1728 (textile); 1775-1785 (gown)
1775-1785
November 18, 1778
1780-1790
ca. 1780
1760-1780
1770-1780
Textile: 1760-1770; gown remade: 19th or 20th century
1740-1750