Court mantua
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1750 - circa 1780
Materials
Silk (white cannelé brocade)
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Berrington Hall, Herefordshire
NT 2900201
Summary
Silk gown (court mantua), mid eighteenth century, the silk probably from Lyon, white cannelé brocade woven with a gilt meander and flowers, with double sleeve ruffles, one sleeve, petticoat and three fragments, elements lacking, including one sleeve, the bodice lacking some skirt panels.
Provenance
Originally owned by Anne Bangham, wife of the Hon. Thomas Harley, (1730-1804), Lord Mayor of London, who bought Berrington in the 1770s; thence by descent until sold in 1901; purchased by the National Trust at auction at Christie's South Kensington, London, 14 September 2016 (lot 586), with contributions from the H.M. Davies bequest, the C.G. Davies bequest and other gifts and bequests to the National Trust.