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English costume (1906)

Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 79

An illustration from English costume, 1906, leaf 79
e head,men wore one or otherof the simple capsshown, made of cloth orof fur, or of cloth fur-lined. Next to his skin theman of every class worea shirt of the patternshown—the selfsame shirt that we wear to-day, excepting that thesleeves were made very long and tight-fitting, andwere pushed back… … 3 2 ENGLISH COSTUME of fastening the shirt differ very sHghtly — solittle, in fact, that a shirt of the fourth centurywhich still remains in existence shows the samebutton and loop that we notice of the shirts ofthe twelfth century. The richer man had hisshirt embroidered round the neck and…

Costume -- Great Britain

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