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Court mantua of gown, petticoat and stomacher, silk with silver embroidery, England, 1740-1745. A court mantua composed of gown, petticoat and stomacher. Made of silk which bears silver embroidery in a Tree of Life design. The back of the bodice is pleated and stitched, double pleats running over the shoulders to form robings which merge with the skirt. These are draped into basques with inner, si…
Subject
- Rococo
- Rococo
Date
- 1740/1745
- 1740/1745
Medium
- Material: silver thread
- Material: silk
- silver thread
- silk (silkworm material)
- Silk
- Silver thread
Subject
- Rococo
- Rococo
Date
- 1740/1745
- 1740/1745
Medium
- Material: silver thread
- Material: silk
- silver thread
- silk (silkworm material)
- Silk
- Silver thread
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Creation date
- 1740/1745
- 1740/1745
Places
- France
- England
- England
- United Kingdom
- France
Provenance
- Given by Lord and Lady Cowdray
Identifier
- T.227&A-1970
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O13811
Extent
- Length 88.5in (overall shoulder to end of train); Circumference 31in (bust); Circumference 29in (waist); Width 68in, Length 41.75in (overall); Circumference 149in, Width 74.5in (at hem)
Format
- Technique: handmade
- Technique: embroidery
- handmade
- embroidering
- Handmade
- Embroidery
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Is related to
- white
- silver
- pattern styles
- taffeta
- pleating
- satin
- cotton (fiber)
- silver
- flax
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2022-09-30T08:36:20.525Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-09-30T09:41:10.509Z