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What was the mantua? How a 17th-century gown transformed dressmaking and ushered in financial freedom for women

  • Written by Sarah Bendall, Research Fellow, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
What was the mantua? How a 17th-century gown transformed dressmaking and ushered in financial freedom for womenA British mantua c. 1708.The Met/Purchase, Rogers Fund, Isabel Shults Fund and Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 1991

If you’ve watched many period dramas, you’ve probably seen a mantua before. Originating in France in the 1670s, this women’s garment consisted of lengths of t-shaped fabric that were pleated to create an unstiffened bodice...

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