Woman's gown
French workshop (?)
Date
1826-28 c.
Museum
Pitti PalaceCollection
Museum of Costume and FashionInventory
TA 5797
One-piece gown made of flushing warp taffeta figured with stripe and palmette motifs in shades of crimson and yellow. Bodice with a shoulder-to-shoulder neckline gathered and edged with a pink satin roll or burlotto, fastened at the back by a silk cord en coulisse. The gigot sleeves have high, close-fitting cuffs braided with a matching satin cord and fastened by three covered buttons. The flared skirt is embellished at the hem by a broad band consisting of parallel wide, padded pink satin ribbons fastened two by two by matching ribbon loops.
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