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Robe a la francaise 1755-1760
West European, Handpainted silk.
More than 80 different flowers,
11 butterflies, some insects and a bird.
The interesting thing about
this dress is that the painting is notrandom
but carefully placed on the pattern pieces. 		A1 A2 A3
Robe a la Francaise 1770
Silk with woven stripes and embroidered flowers.
Body lined in linnen.		 B1 B2 B3 B4
B5 B6 B7
Robe a la Francaise 1775
(altered Around 1900 used for costume balls)
Silk with woven pattern.
It is made shorter and the bodice a bit looser.
But basic shape is left intact		 C1
Robe al la langlaise 1770
(altered around 1900 used for costume balls)
This gown has changed a lot!		 D1
Robe a la Francaise 1780
Silk with satin applique
petticoat and stomacher are not the original.
In the musee Les Arts Decorative in paris is
a simular gown wich is complete. 		E1 E2 E3 E4
1750-1775
Ribsilk, top part body lined with linnen 		F1 F2
1770-1780
European stamped cotton lined in linnen 		G1 Robe al la langlaise 1780 (silk 1760)
(Gebrocheerde)?? silk damast, Tablier??
woolen lining, body lined in linnen.
Probably Altered from a gown from 1760 		H1 H2 H3
H4 H5 H6
Two piece dress 1795-1800
Hand painted cotton
Probably an alteration from a
Robe a la Francaise from 1770 		I1
1795-1800
Silk damast from 1750-1760
Altered 		J1
Empire dress 1800-1815
Cotton batist 		L1 L2 L3 L4
L5 L6 L7
L8 L9 L10
La1 Lb1
Stamped cotton 1838 M1
1840
Changeant silk with woven stripes. 		N1 N2 N3 N4
Na1
Silk woven stripes, cotton lining 1847
From Geertruide Springer-ten Cate (1819-1902) 		O1 O2
stamped cotton 1855 P1 P2
three piece dress 1865 Q1 Q2
1870 Linnen R1 R2 R3 R4
Three piece bustle gown 1873
Cotton, brodery anglaise 		S1 S2 S3 S4
Twoo piece bustle gown 1875
wool and taft silk 		T1 T2 T3 T4
Childs dress 1880-1890
Ribsilk cotton lining 		U1
Silk 1895
Body and skirt don't belong togheter 		V1 V2 V3
Velvet, oistrich feathers 1895
Original it had short puffy sleaves
but was alered to wear the gown for
a different ocasion.
Lacing in the back 		W1
Ribsilk 1902 X1 X2 X3
1905 silk voile woven flower motif,
machine made lace 		Y1 Y2
Z1 Uw1 Uw2 Uw3
Double crinoline 1865
Cotton with metal hoops.
It is one small hoopskirt for
walking and trevaling.
And a "tail" piece that is
attached to buttons on the smaller crinoline
for evening and ball dresses.
The circumference is 3,5meter 		Uw4 HUw5
Uw6 Uw7
Sh1 Sh2 Sh3
Sh4 Sh5
1780-1790
Silk, laken silk lining 		1M7
Habit a la francaise 1800
Velvet, silverthread, silk sprangles (Coat)
Silk with linnen lining (trousers)
Satin, silverthread, Sprangles
linnen and silk lining (vest) 		1M5
1770-1810 1M2 1M3 1M4 1M6
Empire 1800-1815
silk with linnen, Linnen lining 		1M
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Een groot aantal foto's zijn met dank aan "Gelderse Roos"
De foto's zijn genomen van de tentoonstelling Rijk Gekleed in het Willet-Holthuysen museum
This website is maintained by Owen and Deredere

19th century beaded bags OM OM1 OM2
collar?
 OM3 OM4 OM5
OM6 OM7
19th century skirt
 OM8 OM9 OM10
OM11 OM12 OM13
Wedding veil
 OM14 OM15
Childs dress
 OM16

Painted silk Fan
The mesurements
are in inches 		Wa1 Wa2 Wa3 Wa4