Mantua

Woman's mantua of mid blue and white silk, trimmed with very narrow white and blue silk lace in a fan pattern: English or French, about 1760 - 1765

Mantua

Mantua of bright yellow silk worn at a ball at Holyrood in 1760 by Helen Robertson of Ladykirk: British, c. 1760

Dress

Bodice and train of woman's court mantua, in cream silk brocaded in coloured silks with floral design and a pattern of snaking bands of stripes in gold, trimmed with gold lace, bodice with open front and elbow length sleeves, lined in linen: British, probably 1750s

Dress

Skirt or petticoat of woman's court mantua, in cream silk brocaded in coloured silks with floral design and a pattern of snaking bands of stripes in gold, very wide, shaped to be worn with a hoop or panniers, waisband bound with linen tape: British, probably 1750s