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The Court Mantua vs The Stiff Bodied Gown

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The Court Mantua vs The Stiff Bodied Gown

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Don’t get excited -we’ve only just started researching so not all of our research will be up here yet, but we have embarked on a long ol’ journey to get our heads round a few important questions:

  • What exactly was the Mantua in all or any of it’s variations
  • Does the term Mantua include or cover or belong to the Robe a la Anglais
  • If not, what differs in them
  • The court version of the Mantua compared to the Stiff Bodied Gown
  • What exactly is the Stiff Bodied Gown and what is it’s history

And probably a whole load more questions that could crop up as we begin to dig.

We may have to change our article on Stiff Bodied Gowns too.

But, here are a couple of photos from our latest trip to the wonderful Bath Fashion Museum.

All of these images are courtesy of the Bath Fashion Museum and we ask that you treat them with grave respect 🙂

First up is:

BATMC: 93.436 – Stiff Bodied Gown Doll – 1769-71
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Back View – image courtesy of Bath Fashion Museum

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Front View – Image courtesy of Bath Fashion Museum

BATMC.I.09.1406 – Court Mantua – 1760-69
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Back View of Bodice and sleeves – image courtesy of the Bath Fashion Museum.

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An image of the long train of the skirts of the dress. Fairly narrow. Image courtesy of Bath Fashion Museum

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