Dinner dress

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The embroidery represented here is exquisite and quintessentially French. The designs are similar to the Rococo designs of Philippe de Lasalle (1723-1803) whose textile designs were adored in the court of Catherine II (1729-1796). His designs were whimsical fancies often including birds and vinery.

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