British costume during XIX centuries (civil and ecclesiastical) (1910)
Ashdown, Charles H., Mrs · London and Edinburgh : T. C. & e. c. Jack · leaf 283
176 BRITISH COSTUME cut (Fig. 226) shows us the effect of the mahoitres uponthe pourpoint, and also informs us that even the servingmen and minstrels affected the long poleyns of theperiod. Hats.—One of the most prominent coverings for thehead which came into vogue approximately at the beginning … Fig. 226.—Effect of the mahoitres upon the pourpoint. of the reign of Edward IV. is one which had been in use forsome time upon the Continent; it was termed the Bycocket,and in all its varieties appears to have possessed twoessential features connected with the brim which maygenerally be…
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