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Robe à l'anglaise


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Designer: Anna Maria Garthwaite

died 1763

Medium: Silk damask
Date: c. 1775
Country: England
Credit: Museum purchase
The silhouette of this dress is enhanced by the fabric's rich color and vibrant pattern - a sumptuous display of fruit and flowers. The fabric was designed by Anna Maria Garthwaite, an important English textile designer and the only woman known to have worked in Spitalfields, a silk-weaving center in London. Garthwaite was a prolific designer whose work became synonymous with the Spitalfields style. The original drawing for this textile design is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Object Number: 2008.4.1
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