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English costume (1906)

Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 89

An illustration from English costume, 1906, leaf 89
A WOMAN OF THE TIME OF STEPHEN(35—1154) Her dress fits to her figure by lacing at the back.Her long sleeves are tied up to keep them fromtrailing upon the ground. Her hair is fastened atthe end into silken cases. She has a whimple in herhands which she may wind about her head. … 4# STEPHEN 39 and bust, all of one elastic material, and the skirtof loose thin stuff The third was a loose tunic reaching half-waybetween the knees and feet, showing the camise,and tied about the waist and hips by a long girdle. The sleeves of these garments showed as manyvariations as those of…

Costume -- Great Britain

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