Description

Elegant short sleeved overdress worn during the last decades of the 18th century as a Manteau with the popular Chemise Dress. Makes a perfect promenade dress or afternoon toilet. Use silk taffeta, chintz or similar fabrics to turn this pattern into a sumptuous evening robe.

Sizes Bust 30-36” = 75-90 cm or 38-44″ = 95- 110 cm included.

Journal des Luxus und der Moden 1794

Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun