michaela wrote:
Oooh, do you have any info on the mantua in the SQ&A calendar? I'd love to know more before bombarding museums with questions;)
The 2000 calendar says it's in the ROM, Toronto: "Mantua, early 1700, English or Dutch. Silk damask woven with exotic foliate motif. Museum purchase."
also: "The damask mantua is one of the handful extant, and is cut with the sleeves and gown in one piece. It employs the full width of the cloth, and is fitted with pleats and tucks over the shoulders and centre back. The long train is draped up at each side to reveal the reverse of the fabric. "
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