Robe à la française

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This cotton textile's exotic floral pattern alludes to Jean-Baptiste Pillement's chinoiserie designs. In this case, the French fabric interprets an Indian export fabric that itself was a copy of what was considered a Chinese pattern.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art