> http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/09/euwb/hob_1991.6.1a,b.htm > > I've always *loved* this dress. A very similar dress is on page 377 of > my edition of Blanche Payne -- pattern is on 553-555.
<<I didn't go that far back I was looking at 18th century. I did see the dress on page 413 figure 434 and thought at fast glance that was it. But as it's at the Copenhagen Museum that is unlikely.>> The pattern at the back is for the other Met mantua: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/eudr/ho_33.54a,b.htm There is supposed to also be a cutting diagram for this item in Cut of Women's Dress. I have wanted to get my hands on it to compare. Arnold has a pattern for a 1708-09 mantua from Clive House Museum, pages 70-71 of Patterns of Fashion 1. There is a wrapping gown that was supposed to be a reassembled mantua in there too. There is an absolutely delightful Mantua fromt he very early 18thC in a small out of print book. There is a cutting diagram for it too, however the library copy I had did not have it, lost by some student or other. Sigh. I don't think the pattern was there even when I went to the University! michaela de bruce with enough green velveteen to make mantua for many people, but is settling on making just one;) http://costumes.glittersweet.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.13/126 - Release Date: 9/10/2005 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
