The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1908)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · New York, The McClure Co.; London, E. Grant Richards · leaf 113
ts part in the evolution of theshirt or coat. Such a state of affairs is to be seen inthe simple skirt of the Danish chieftainess whosebodice we have already described. (See page 18.)Here the petticoat was not shaped in any way at thetop, but was gathered in round the waist and fastenedas in the… … Fig. 76.—A simple dress in the form of a petticoat from an Egyptian figure of the Sixth Dynasty (3500 B.C.), from the Myers collection in Eton College Museum. in ancient Egypt. This costume is to be seen onthe figure of a woman belonging to the SixthDynasty (3500 B.C.), which we have already…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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