1786 Ribbon-Embroidered Robe de Cour

Reproduction based on preparatory drawing for fashion plate, “Figure de mode : dame en robe de cour retroussée sur le côté droit” [French robe de cour] by Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin, 1786 at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, accession number 9636.D. Hand-stitched using period construction techniques from silk taffeta and silk organza. Hand embroidery using ribbon embroidery technique.

Reproduction 1780s wig.