# Dress (Mantua) with Train

- Date: c. 1750 - c. 1760
- Medium: rips, silk
- Classification: wedding dress
- Dimensions: height 65 cm
- Credit line: Gift of Jonkvrouw C.I. Six, 's-Graveland
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-1978-247--741370138d76741dad1c1aecaa0b9a0c)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/yKNZO/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

On her wedding day in 1759 Helena Slicher wore this gown with a skirt no less than two-metres wide! The skirt is supported by large panniers, side hoops around the hips. Unusually, this dress combines two different types of court dress. The bodice with a ‘tail’ follows the English court dress, a mantua, while the loose train was popular primarily on the Continent.