British costume during XIX centuries (civil and ecclesiastical) (1910)
Ashdown, Charles H., Mrs · London and Edinburgh : T. C. & e. c. Jack · leaf 323
ts,both practically andmnemonically, to beremembered for this period. The object of this lacing wasto show the fine shirt beneath, and undoubtedly suggestedthe fashion of slashing which subsequently becameall the rage. It is shown in many paintings; one byMemling at Leipzig clearly depicts the… … Fig. 268.—Costume, temp. Henry VII.Harl. MS. 4939. Roy. MS. 19 C viii., A.D. 1496. HENRY VII., 1485-1509 199 The Petti-cotte (or petticoat) was worn over the doublet.It was a loose garment falling from the shoulders on eitherside, and apparently not fastened in any way. We rarely findit furnished…
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