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Dress (Mantua) with Train
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Dress (Mantua) with Train

c. 1750 - c. 1760 · ripsbinding; embroidering; rips; silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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On her wedding day in 1759 Helena Slicher wore this gown with a skirt no less than two-metres wide! The skirt is supported by large panniers, side hoops around the hips. Unusually, this dress combines two different types of court dress. The bodice with a ‘tail’ follows the English court dress, a mantua, while the loose train was popular primarily on the Continent.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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wedding dresswomenswearmanteaumain garmentHelena Slicherflowers ~ ornamentThe Hague
Credit lineDress (Mantua) with Train. c. 1750 - c. 1760. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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