Robe à l'anglaise
Designer
Anna Maria Garthwaite
(died 1763)
c. 1775
Silk damask
Museum purchase
Object number2008.4.1
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.
DescriptionDress of red silk damask with woven flower and fruit pattern: closed robe à l'anglaise; fitted bodice; stitched down pleats at CB bodice; fitted elbow length sleeve; full skirtCollections
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