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English costume (1906)

Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 93

An illustration from English costume, 1906, leaf 93
road round the liips and richly ornamented. Theother form ofcotehardie wasexactly as themans, endingshort below thehips, underwhich was wornthe petticoat. The winteraddition to thesewas the surcoat (as usually worn by a knight overhis armour); this was often lined with fur. Thesurcoat was a long… … 56 ENGLISH COSTUME a quently ornamental buttons M^ere worn down thefront. Over the shoulders was the cloak, left open infront, and fastened by means of a cord of richsubstance passing through two loops in the backsof large ornamental studs ; this cord was, as a rule, knotted at the waist, theends…

Costume -- Great Britain

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