A peppermint-green silk ‘Circassienne’ robe, French, circa 1780, the over-dress with closed-front bodice, fastening with hooks and eyes, with with box pleated and fly-braid edged robings, fitted back and polonaised skirts with fixed green silk cords, worn over an above-ankle petticoat with deep pleated band to the hem (2) For a reproduction of a contemporary engraving of a ‘Circassienne’ see ‘Le Costume’ by Flammarion pp24-25 pl V, showing polonaise panels of equal length and a short skirt with deep bands of adornment to the petticoat hem.

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