Dress

Unknown

1755–65 · silk · Costume Institute

Rococo style embraced foreign styles with an inclusive, even rapacious eclecticism, but also with its own propensity to moderation and the small scale. During the period, Ikat, or warp-printed fabric, was modified to meet European taste. Saturated Eastern colors and bold geometrics became muted pastels in smaller floral and striped patterns characterizing many of the designs.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1755–65

Medium

silk

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Fédération de la Soirie, 1950