Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Another beauty found...

While the back shows off one of my most favorite cuts of the period, called "en fourreau", I hope to find pictures of the front.

"The silhouette of this dress is enhanced by the fabric’s rich color and vibrant pattern; a sumptuous display of fruit and flowers. The fabric was designed by Anna Maria Garthwaite, an important English textile designer and the only woman known to have worked in Spitalfields, a silk-weaving center in London. Garthwaite was a prolific designer whose work became synonymous with the Spitalfields style. The original drawing for this textile design is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum."


Robe à l’anglaise in Red silk damask
Circa 1775, England
Fabric by Anna Maria Garthwaite, 1751
Museum purchase, 2008.4.1
Found on the Arbiters of style exhibit webpage.
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2 comments:

  1. Vienna La RougeSeptember 29, 2009 at 9:02 PM

    Ooh! found a wiget with zoom in close ups (copy and paste into browser):

    http://fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu/html/media_enlarged_EN.html

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  2. Mistress of DisguiseSeptember 29, 2009 at 9:30 PM

    Lovely gown, I love the colour. En fourreau is one of my favourite styles, as well. :D

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