The court mantua (New Spain)

Figure 1.1. Miguel de Herrera, Posible retrato de María Manuela Josefa de Loreto Rita Modesta Gómez de Cervantes y Padilla, 1782, oil on canvas, Mexico City: Museo Franz Mayer, source: Facebook.

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Figure 1.2. Maker unknown, Green silk velvet court dress, 1780-90, Mexico City: Museo Nacional de Historia, 10-162731 0/4, source: Twitter.

Figure 1.3. Maker unknown, Vestido compuesto por jubón, peto, falda y cauda, 1780, Mexico City: Museo Nacional de Historia, source: Mediateca INAH.