extant fashion from the 18th century. it’s as simple as that.Tumblr (3.0; @mantuamaker)http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6jsouZAuU1qa8kowo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Robe à l’anglaise (retrousée dans les poches)<br/>French | 1780<br/>Silk | <a href="http://www.kci.or.jp/cgi-bin/collection/collection.cgi?lang=e&path=1780/01-005316aa">Kyoto Costume Institute</a></p>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/917726847http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/917726847Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:03:44 -040018th centuryrobe a l'anglaisestripesredsilk<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6jszaQCND1qa8kowo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Round gown<br/>1795-1805<br/>Source Unknown - do let me know if you know it.</p>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/917396251http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/917396251Sat, 07 Aug 2010 08:00:45 -040018th centuryround gowngauzywhite1790s<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6nnflshQo1qcddvlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://omgthatdress.tumblr.com/post/905354979/wedding-gown-ca-1799-via-the-museum-of-fine-arts">omgthatdress</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>wedding gown ca. 1799 via The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston</p> </blockquote>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/905881274http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/905881274Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:28:38 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6cp343deh1qb09uto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://vintagevision.tumblr.com/post/877966938/overdress-of-a-womans-3-piece-dress-robe-a-la">vintagevision</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Overdress of a woman’s 3 piece dress (robe à la française)<br/></strong>English<br/>Silk extended tabby (gros de Tours) with liseré self-patterning and brocading in silver lamella and filé<br/>circa 1750s<br/>RococoArea of Origin: England (London, Spitalfields)<br/>973.399.AROM2004_1034_6</p> <p>via <a href="http://images.rom.on.ca/public/images/ROM2004_1034_6.jpg">images.rom.on.ca</a></p> </blockquote>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/884073272http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/884073272Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:00:44 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6cp487HSh1qb09uto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://vintagevision.tumblr.com/post/877969179/womans-overdress-or-robe-a-la-francaise-with">vintagevision</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Woman’s overdress or robe à la française with petticoat<br/></strong>Spitalfield<br/>Brocaded silk trimmed with lace, gauze and silk flowers<br/>circa 1780-1785<br/>Georgian; George III<br/>Area of Origin: England<br/>925.18.2.AROM2008_10350_3</p> <p>via <a href="http://images.rom.on.ca/public/images/ROM2008_10350_3.jpg">images.rom.on.ca</a></p> </blockquote>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/881850641http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/881850641Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:14:47 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6cp5lak4N1qb09uto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://vintagevision.tumblr.com/post/877971985/overdress-of-a-womans-robe-a-langlaiseenglish">vintagevision</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Overdress of a woman’s robe à l’anglaise<br/></strong>English dress of Indian export chintz<br/>Painted and resist-dyed cotton tabby<br/>Centimetres: 118.5 (width)<br/>circa 1780<br/>Area of Origin: England<br/>Patricia Harris Gallery of Textiles & Costume<br/>972.202.12ROM2010_11224_3</p> <p>via <a href="http://images.rom.on.ca/public/images/ROM2010_11224_3.jpg">images.rom.on.ca</a></p> </blockquote>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/879687014http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/879687014Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:29:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5zqq289cJ1qa8kowo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Robe à l’anglaise (that has been polonaised - see <a href="http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/218330597/what-is-a-robe-a-la-polonaise-anyway-robe-a-la">here</a> for explanation)<br/>French | c. 1780<br/>Silk | <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/dress_robe_a_la_polonaise/objectview.aspx?page=1&sort=0&sortdir=asc&keyword=polonaise&fp=1&dd1=0&dd2=0&vw=1&collID=0&OID=80005962&vT=1&hi=0&ov=0">Met</a></p> <p>Gorgeous. </p>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/849640231http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/849640231Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:01:43 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5zca2fw8t1qad6aso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://regencyera.tumblr.com/post/847147140">regencyera</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://stellar-raven.tumblr.com/post/846785655/c-1795-via-the-musee-mccord-museum">stellar-raven</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>(c. 1795)</strong></p> <p>[via the <a href="http://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M20518/">Musée McCord Museum</a>]</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/849287279http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/849287279Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:00:42 -0400<p>This, here, is the absolute truth. </p>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/847066551http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/847066551Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:34:30 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5vsxqDUmD1qa8kowo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Banyan<br/>Britain | 1780-1820<br/>Silk | <a href="http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O13947/nightgown/">V&A</a> </p>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/846599264http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/846599264Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:16:05 -0400banyanmenswear18th centurysilkbluewaistcoatweskit<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5twvcB5Uq1qcyzqio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://defunctfashion.tumblr.com/post/845416612/robe-a-la-polonaise-c-1780-85-american">defunctfashion</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Robe a la Polonaise | c. 1780-85 | American</p> </blockquote> <p>It’s not a Robe a la Polonaise, it’s a Robe a l’anglaise that <em>has been polonaised</em>. There is a difference - a <em>distinct </em>one!  Cite your sources - this is from the Met. Here’s the <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/dress_robe_a_la_polonaise/objectview.aspx?page=1&sort=0&sortdir=asc&keyword=polonaise&fp=1&dd1=0&dd2=0&vw=1&collID=0&OID=80005222&vT=1&hi=0&ov=0">listing</a>. </p>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/846242549http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/846242549Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:33:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5vtwkbP0J1qa8kowo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mr. C Bradshaw (by Richard Cosway)<br/>England | 1790<br/>Watercolor portrait on ivory | <a href="http://72.249.182.183/collection/results.do?id=6926&db=object&view=detail">Cincinnati Museum of Art</a></p> <p>I love portraits on ivory. This one in particular is <em>delicious</em>. </p>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/845870000http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/845870000Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:39:44 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2h4mtGEO71qbqhxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://whattheywore.tumblr.com/post/601457426/sometime-in-the-18th-century-some-lucky-girl-wore">whattheywore</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Sometime in the 18th century some lucky girl wore this.</p> </blockquote> <p>Gorgeous color, no? </p> <p>Looks like a round gown, though I can’t tell for sure. But I’d bet on it - you can’t see a line of separate skirts.</p>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/845239077http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/845239077Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:07:43 -040018th centuryround gownsilkgreen<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5vt0x225C1qa8kowo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gown<br/>Britain (gown) & India (fabric) | 1795-1800<br/>Hand-painted cotton | <a href="http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O127152/gown/">V&A</a></p> <p>I am such a sucker for chintzes. Isn’t this lovely?</p>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/844896685http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/844896685Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:00:44 -040018th centuryprinted cotton1790schintzindia<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5vt4a4yMJ1qa8kowo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Open robe<br/>England | 1795-1800<br/>Printed cotton | <a href="http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O13820/robe/">V&A </a></p>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/842945203http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/842945203Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:28:45 -0400open robe18th centuryprinted cotton1790s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5vtge8JQd1qa8kowo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gown<br/>1770<br/><a href="http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M981.36.1">Musée McCord Museum </a></p>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/841773412http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/841773412Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:48:24 -040018th centuryrobe a l'anglaisebrown<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5vsqxIXM61qa8kowo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mantua<br/>Britain | late 17th century<br/>Wool w/ gilt thread | <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/33.54a,b">the Met </a></p>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/841185620http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/841185620Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:26:27 -0400mantua17th centurywoolgilt<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5vsjs2xds1qa8kowo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gown<br/>Britain | 1735<br/>Spitalfields silk | <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/C.I.64.14">The Met </a></p> <p>Gorgeous. The notes say that Janet Arnold (what are you doing, <a href="http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M981.36.1">not owning her books?</a>) said this shows no signs of later alteration - fascinating.</p>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/840781367http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/840781367Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:50:37 -0400spitalfieldssilk18th century<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5hoqm23MZ1qbqhxuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://whattheywore.tumblr.com/post/805868036/mantua-1708">whattheywore</a></p> <p>Love mantuas. Really I do.</p>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/819180444http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/819180444Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:01:00 -040018th centurymantuamore<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5lzf8Kqvr1qcyzqio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://defunctfashion.tumblr.com/post/815785003/dress-c-1780-85-this-gown-demonstrates-the">defunctfashion</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Dress | c. 1780-85</p> <p><span>“The hoop has changed from the square shape of earlier decades to a round profile…”<br/></span></p> </blockquote> <p>Well, not <em>really</em>. Pocket hoops show up pretty consistently in the 1780s, and eventually it transitions into a bumroll, but we’re by no means outside of the pannier-type silhouette quite yet. Just not as wide. </p> <p>Also, please cite your sources! This helps enable folks to do research and helps make the field better.</p>http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/816174550http://mantuamaker.tumblr.com/post/816174550Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:03:00 -040018th centuryfischuneckerchiefmore