Robe de Cour avec son panier, garnie de feuilles de chêne en guirlandes.

Robe, Cour, rococo, costume, fashion,  lLouis XVI
Robe de Cour avec son panier, garnie de feuilles de chêne en guirlandes.

Robe de Cour avec son panier.

A Madame la Comtesse d’Oyras:

«1786, 1er février. – La garniture d’une robe d’étoffe satinée fond oeillet de roi, rayé satinée blanc, la draperie garni d’un crêpe brodé en satin nué de toutes couleurs par bouillons, bordé d’un plissé de blonde batarde, de chaque coté un tulle à bordure chicoré, en tête les bas du parement garnie de même, les manchettes chicorées de tulle à la silhouette, le jupon assorti garni d’un volant de même crêpe, brodé comme celui de la robe d’une canète bleue et d’une petite blonde, la coquille de même crêpe par bouillons avec des noeuds de ruban bleu comme aux draperies de chaque coté de la coquille, un tour de robe en blonde batarde … 388 liv.

«Une parure de 3 noeuds de ruban vert et violet bordé d’un petit pied de blonde … 18 –
«Un tour de robe de blonde batarde … 14 –
«La pièce en barrière assortie. …. 6 –

Dossiers Bertin [Bibliothèque Doucet).

Galerie des Modes et Costumes Français Dessinés d’Apres Nature 1778-1787. Réimpression accompagnée d’une préface par M. Paul Cornu. Émile Lévy, Éditeur. Nicolas Dupin, naar Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1787

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