#ca. 1760

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Court dress (Open robe, petticoat).

Place of origin: England

Date: ca. 1760

Medium: Silk brocade

[acrosscenturiesandgenerations]

▪︎ Abhisarika Nayika Braving a Storm.

Place of origin: India

Date: ca. 1760–1770

Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold metallic paint on paper

• From the source: Here a woman steals off through the wind and rain to meet her lover. At court the monsoon was a favored season for love-making, for the courtier could stay at home while the lady ventured forth through the perilous storm. For a woman at court, braving the elements to reach her lover was a welcome release from the tedium of daily life; hence, this was a popular image. The peacock on the roof heralds a night of love-making.

[acrosscenturiesandgenerations]

▪︎ Ring dial, equinoctial.

Maker: Samuel Saunders (London, England)

Date: ca. 1760

Medium: Brass

[acrosscenturiesandgenerations]

▪︎Nécessaire.

Place of origin: London, England

Date: ca. 1760

Medium: Gold, ruby, agate

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Gentleman's formal dress.

Date: ca. 1760-1770

Medium: Silk velvet, applied embroidery.

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Woman's mantua.

Culture: English or French

Date: ca. 1760-1765

Medium: Blue and white silk, trimmed with very narrow white and blue silk lace in a fan pattern.

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Bodice and Petticoat

Date: ca. 1760

Medium: Plain weave cotton, block-printed.

[acrosscenturiesandgenerations]

▪︎The Hindu deities Krishna and Satyabhama riding Garuda.

Place of origin: India, Rajasthan state, former kingdom of Bundi

Date: ca. 1760

Mefium: Opaque watercolors on paper