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Skirt of a Japanese robe à la française of silk with vertical yellow and white stripes and a straw motif of multicolored bouquets, adorned with oval pouffes and lined with multicolored chiné
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Skirt of a Japanese-style gown or robe à la française of silk with vertical yellow and white stripes and a scattered motif of multicolored bouquets, provided with oval pouffes and lined with a multicolored chiné. Model: the skirt consists of full panels at the front, while the invisible parts of the skirt consist only half of the printed silk and half of plain white taffeta. Decoration: the skirt has four horizontal borders of oval pouffes of the silk fabric trimmed with silk passementerie above the hem.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineRok van een japon of robe à la française van zijde met verticale gele en witte banen en strooimotief veelkleurige boeketten, voorzien van ovale pouffes en gevoerd met een veelkleurige chiné. c. 1775 - c. 1785. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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