Robe à l'anglaise
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- silk
- Origin
- French
- Department
- Costume Institute
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 1966
Art Genome Taxonomy
7 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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Fashion Design and Wearable Art Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as a robe à l’anglaise, and the image clearly shows a historical dress displayed on a mannequin.
Subject Matter
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Related to Fashion Both · 99%
The work is identified as a robe à l’anglaise and visibly presents a complete formal dress with a fitted bodice, sleeves, and full skirt.
Visual Qualities
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Striped Visual · 99%
Alternating pale pink and cream bands run vertically across the bodice, sleeves, and skirt.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 92%
Layered ruffles and gathered bands accent the neckline, bodice, waist, and lower skirt, producing an elaborately trimmed appearance.
Time Periods
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18th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the garment to 1785–87, placing it in the eighteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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French Art Metadata · 90%
The catalog records the place of origin as French.
Textiles
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Use of Fabric Metadata · 98%
The catalog identifies the medium as silk; the image also clearly shows a fabric garment.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Robe à l'anglaise. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.