18th-century dresses with a tight bodice and a sack-back consisting of two box pleats. These can be attached at the shoulders and hang freely to the ground or be stitched down on each side of the back seam from the neckline to the waist of the full skirt. Typically worn with a fichu.
This term has 1 records attributed within our system.
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Object name
3000224538
English gown
English gowns
gown, English
gowns, English
robe anglaise
robe à l'anglaise
robe à la française
robes anglaises
robes à l'anglaise
robes à la française
sacque
sacques
13yrs ago
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