Dress

Unknown

1735–40 · silk, flax · Costume Institute

This open robe, lacking petticoat, in spice brown damask reveals both the wide circumstance of the 1730s style, just before the flattening out that occurred at mid-century, and the hedonism of extraordinary damask, even when it's monochromatic. The luxury of this textile art alone is enough to warrant the interest in and satisfaction taken from this open robe.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1735–40

Medium

silk, flax

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Mary Tavener Holmes, 1983