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.

Robe à l’anglaise
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.

"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."



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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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