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From: Kathleen McLaughlin <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Mantua style for the poor
Date: Sat, 5 May 2007 10:36:51 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <BAY124-W3965F537C702E8762AAC4AA6470@phx.gbl>


Actually, there was a very unflattering Mantua style,
not form fitting, made of coarse fabric, made for and
eused by very large, usually very poor, women as well.
I have a delightful photo of my mother's very large
grandmother and equally large, greatgrandmother. They
were hard working, and hard looking, farmers.

Kathleen McLaughlin


--- Lauren RICHARDSON <> wrote:

> Thanks everyone. I think that the person who
> extracted the records for the book I was using must
> have put the two words together as one. At any rate,
> thanks to your help I now know that a Mantua Maker
> makes a special kind of dress.Lauren
>
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Kathleen McLaughlin

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