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Portrait of Charlotte Beatrix Strick van Linschoten by Mattheus Verheyden, ca 1755 the Netherlands, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Portrait of Charlotte Beatrix Strick van Linschoten by Mattheus Verheyden, ca 1755 the Netherlands, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

An Elegant Maid by Frederic Soulacroix, date unknown, Florence

An Elegant Maid by Frederic Soulacroix, date unknown, Florence

Untitled by Frederic Soulacroix, ca 1900 France

Untitled by Frederic Soulacroix, ca 1900 France

monsieurleprince: Pietro Antonio Rotari (1707-1762) - Portrait of Marie Kunigunde of Saxony

monsieurleprince:

Pietro Antonio Rotari (1707-1762) - Portrait of Marie Kunigunde of Saxony

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Open-front sack-back gown, 1760s. Amended photo set. For full listing, please click here

The Embroidered Cupid by Jean-Baptiste Mallet, 1790’s France, Musée Cognacq-Jay

The Embroidered Cupid by Jean-Baptiste Mallet, 1790’s France, Musée Cognacq-Jay

Stays, ca 1790 England or France, the V&A Museum These are interesting because they’re right in the middle of the transition from rigid, mono-boobed 18th century stays to the softer ones worn in the early 19th century.  Those odd tabs hanging off the back may have functioned as a miniature bustle.

Stays, ca 1790 England or France, the V&A Museum

These are interesting because they’re right in the middle of the transition from rigid, mono-boobed 18th century stays to the softer ones worn in the early 19th century.  Those odd tabs hanging off the back may have functioned as a miniature bustle.

Robe à l’anglaise, ca 1780 France, Museo de la Moda

Robe à l’anglaise, ca 1780 France, Museo de la Moda

Ballgown, 1780-85 France, Musée des Tissus de Lyon This dress, also called “robe parée”, is a ball dress. The skirt is worn over a pannier which, early 1780, was less ample than the one used under the dress “à la française”. The decoration consists of appliqué painted flowers, gauze flounces and extremely refined embroideries. It exemplifies the dresses Rose Bertin, Marie-Antoinette’s dressmaker, used to create for the queen.

Ballgown, 1780-85 France, Musée des Tissus de Lyon

This dress, also called “robe parée”, is a ball dress. The skirt is worn over a pannier which, early 1780, was less ample than the one used under the dress “à la française”. The decoration consists of appliqué painted flowers, gauze flounces and extremely refined embroideries. It exemplifies the dresses Rose Bertin, Marie-Antoinette’s dressmaker, used to create for the queen.

Robe à la française, 1760’s France, Museo de la Moda

Robe à la française, 1760’s France, Museo de la Moda

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