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Striped Blue Open Robe and Petticoat
Unknown maker, possibly from England.
Originally from ca. 1770s,
altered in the nineteenth century, restored in the mid 1990s.
Lent by the Helen Clark Ward Costume Collection,
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio.
R. T. Miller, Jr., Fund, 1948
KSUM L1995.17.61ab (48.163)
Non-original lace at the neckline, reproduction necklace,
stomacher, engageantes (sleeve-ruffles) and shoes.

Shown with:
Betrothal Fan
Unknown maker, Europe, possibly from France, ca. 1760-1780.
Lent by the Helen Clark Ward Costume Collection,
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio.
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Georges E. Seligmann
KSUM L1995.17.261 (57.66)

 

This gown was altered in the nineteenth century and, before it was restored, it had a Petersham (waist ribbon) with the inscription "E. Stauffer, 6 West 39th Street, New York." The restoration brought back of the original eighteenth century structure of the garment, from the robe à l'Anglaise back pleats to the draped structure à la Polonaise.