Dress

Description

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

Museum reference

K.2013.67.2

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Dress, Mantua, Skirt, Petticoat

Date

1750 - 1770

Materials

Silk brocade, Gold, Linen

Exhibitions

• Fashion and Style (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

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