Dress (robe à la française)1775 (fabric: 1760s)-France
Material: Ivory silk brocade with flower and fur motif; double-flounced pagoda sleeves.
This garment was worn by Madame Oberkampf, whose husband established the modern printing industry in Jouy-en-Josas in the suburbs of Paris, when she had an audience with Queen Marie Antoinette in 1775.
The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Takashi Hatakeyama
The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Takashi Hatakeyama