Detail of different grandes robes. – “1785, January 2. – The trimming of a pink and black satin gown, the parement edged with a pleated frill of black lace with a great height, fond d’Angleterre for border, a heavy chicory of pink satin and pinked crêpe behind it. The petticoat of pink satin, trimmed with two cordons of satin and pinked crêpe chicory leaves and a pleated frill of lace matching that of the gown. The collars edged with velvet … 108 livres.
“A robe edging in blonde lace … 12 livres.
“A pair of sabots in three rows of blonde lace, great height, fond d’Alençon with a border, the third row with a fine bâtarde … 48 livres.”
Memoir of Lacoste, at the Crowned Dauphin, to Mme the Countess d’Amilly. (Published in Bull. Soc. de Paris, 1885)
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