Mantua, V&A Museum, London

• Place of origin:  Spitalfields (textile, weaving) England (mantua, sewing)
• Date: ca. 1720 (weaving)  1720-1730 (sewing)
• Artist/Maker: Unknown
• Materials and Techniques: Silk, silk thread, silver-gilt thread; hand-woven brocading, hand-sewn.
• Museum number: T.88 to C-1978
• Gallery location: In Storage
• Interactive full views

I am not sure if the petticoat and front are original, if they are it’s a lovely example of a non matching set.  There are a handful of these early mantua that are extant. The very delicate colour choices of pale blue and silver would have made this stand out in candlelight.