Mary Bettans
Mary Bettans (19th century), was a fashionable British dressmaker. She was the official royal dressmaker of Queen Victoria.
Mary Bettans had her establishment at 84 Jermyn Street in London. In 1841, her business was described as "well conducted establishment" with journeywomen, in-door apprentices and improvers.[1]
Bettans had a long association with Victoria, making mourning clothes for her on the death of her father in 1820,[2] as well as her wedding dress twenty years later.[3] In the 1846 official calendar, Elizabeth Johnston had the title "Dress Maker Extraordinary" while Mary Bettans was called "Court Dress and Dress Maker".[4] They were not the queen's only dressmaker, as she was also known to be the client of the House of Creed as well as John Redfern.[5]
References[]
- ^ Appendix to the Second Report of the Commissioners
- ^ Murphy, Deirdre (2019). The Young Victoria. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 50. ISBN 9780300238877.
- ^ Timms, Elizabeth Jane (10 February 2019). "Queen Victoria's Wedding Dress". Royal Central.
- ^ The British Imperial Calendar, on General Register of the United Kingdom
- ^ Tierney, Tom (1987). Great Fashion Designs of the Victorian Era Paper Dolls in Full Color. New York: Dover Publications. p. 17. ISBN 0-486-25527-1.
- 19th-century English businesspeople
- 19th-century English businesswomen
- British tailors
- Women fashion designers
- Queen Victoria