Dress

Unknown

1770–75 · silk, metallic threads · Costume Institute

A robe à la piémontaise is a variant of the basic robe à la française, except that the rear pleats, instead of being attached, float freely from the neckline to the center back. The style is named after a princess of the House of Savoy who wore a gown of this type in Lyons in 1755. Another rare example of this style is in the Rocamora Collection, Barcelona.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1770–75

Medium

silk, metallic threads

Culture

German

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Leo S. Goldschmidt, 2/7/61