The English mantua you refer to is in a book
called 18th Century Women's Costume at Blaise
Castle House by Helen Burnett and Cleo Witt.
Printed by Bristol City Museum. However, the
mantua is dated c.1738-41. It still has its matching petticoat.
I just found my livejournal with my list of
michaela wrote:
I just found my livejournal with my list of extant early mantua (as opposed
to the very stylised later mantua) and found the book I had seen it in:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/pinkdiamond/334570.html
Ooooh, more pictures, thank you!
Unfortunately the image on the
michaela wrote:
Oooh, do you have any info on the mantua in the SQA 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
