Reference
Z388/1
Title
Apprenticeship indenture of Mary Hill of Cranfield, spinster (with consent of parents) to Frances Lomas of Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, mantua maker to serve for two years. Premium £14. 17 May 1779
signed Mary Hill
mark of Frances Lomas
witnesses Charles Bulley, Henry Crann
Date free text
17 May 1779
Production date
From: 1779 To: 1779
Scope and Content
(A Mantua was an article of ladies clothing worn in the late 17th and 18th centuries. It was an overgown or robe worn over stays, stomacher and matching petticoat.)
A mantua maker was an early term for a women's dress maker
Level of description
item