Sack-Back Gown (robe à la française) Dress Made of Printed Fabric, Ladies' Costume, 'demi-parure' of glazed printed cotton with delicately graceful pattern of vertical stripes and scattered bouquets, partially lined and sewn by hand. The suit, which is intended to be worn over a wide flattened hoop skirt ('panier'), consists of two parts: 1) a straight four-lane skirt with two hip slits for pockets, sewn into the back of the deep contiguous pleats at the waistband, probably in far apart pleats sewn on either side of a smooth middle section (is now modernized with wrinkles [1946]) and with, at the front only, a broad pleated ruffled valance ('falbala') and a ruffle. 2) a four-lane overcoat ('manteau') opening from the front and flaring downwards, with a small drag and with a row of white linen lined bodice with a wide, angular neck, close-fitting and with two cardigans that close with hooks and eyes and of which long blunted slips, and from behind two double bell pleats that run from the neck wide across the waist to the skirt ('pli Watteau'), two pocket slits in the hip from which triple pleats emerge, half sleeves cut in one piece in the transverse one, set high in small folds and running smoothly to a point just over the elbow, and on which vague (of a strip?) must be visible, perhaps a fan-shaped cuff ('and eventail'). A lining strip of white linen is sewn along the skirt hem., anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1775 - c. 1785, cotton (textile), chintz, linen (material)
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Sack-Back Gown, robe à la française, Dress, Printed Fabric, Ladies' Costume, demi-parure, glazed printed cotton, delicately graceful pattern, vertical stripes, scattered bouquets, partially lined, sewn, hand, suit, intended, worn, wide flattened hoop skirt, panier, consists, two parts, 1, straight four-lane skirt, two hip slits, pockets, back, deep contiguous pleats, waistband, far apart pleats sewn, side, smooth middle section, now modernized, wrinkles, 1946, front, broad pleated ruffled valance, falbala, ruffle, 2, four-lane overcoat, manteau, opening, flaring downwards, small drag, row, white linen lined bodice, wide, angular neck, close-fitting, two cardigans, close, hooks, eyes, long blunted slips, two double bell pleats, run, neck wide across, waist, skirt, pli Watteau, two pocket slits, hip, triple pleats emerge, half sleeves cut, piece, transverse, set high, small folds, running smoothly, point, elbow, vague, strip, must, visible, perhaps, fan-shaped cuff, eventail, lining strip, white linen, skirt hem, Netherlands, c, 1775, 1785, cotton, textile, chintz, linen, material
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