Open robe of Spitalfields silk w/ fitted back construction a l' Anglaise, CF hook & eye closure edged w/ passementerie & silk flowers to pleated décolleté, elbows, double engageante sleeves & to CF skirt opening, petticoat front w/ deep double draped & pleated furbelows w/ gathered & pleated band to upper edge, entirely constructed of Spitalfields silk brocaded broché, point de rentrée, twill design on tabby ground, c. 1736, textile dimensions: WD 19.75, length of repeat 23", selvage Wd 0.25",(CF bodice altered in the 19th C, 2.5"repair/shattering at left W, petticoat: few tiny-0.25" worn spots throughout, modern W band, 5.5" split above furbelow, 3.5" & 2.5" splits above hem) good-very good. Provenance: Faith Savage Waldo.