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This mantua and petticoat illustrates the grandest style of court dress. The wearer had to go sideways through doors but the dress had a large area to display decoration. The flowers here are botanically accurate and were a feature of Rococo embroidery, along with patterned silks and printed textile...

Mantua or Court Dress 1740-1745

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This mantua and petticoat illustrates the grandest style of court dress. The wearer had to go sideways through doors but the dress had a large area to display decoration. The flowers here are botanically accurate and were a feature of Rococo embroidery, along with patterned silks and printed textiles of the 1740's and 1750's in England. It is embroidered with silks and printed textiles. The dress can be seen at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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17th Mar 2008 by Diane Earl

Subjects:
 History

Key Stages:
 Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

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