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 76
ajestythe King. There is a useful row down the middlewhich closes the garment, and two ornamental rowswhich start from each shoulder and curve downwardstowards the middle row. These are probably vestigesof buttons that were once of use, and to seek an ex-planation it might be well to study some… … Reproduction of a brass to John Eraxdox and his twoWIVES, IN the Church of St. Mary, Kings Lynn. Date1364. On the male figure a continuous row of buttons RUNS from the wrist TO THE ELBOW OF THE UNDER VEST. The WOMEN wear the wimple and the gorget or THROAT CLOTH. PLATE //-. BUTTONS AS CHRONICLES 39…
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