Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 94
second Queen ofRichard had brought overmany rich fashions, theladies adopted the houppe-lande, with its heavy collarand wide, hanging sleeves.Every lady and most women carried a purse in thehand or on the girdle, ornamented according totheir station. The merchants wife wore, in common with… … A WOMAN OF THE TIME OF RICHARD II.(1377—1399) Her loose surcoat is cut away to show her under-dress. Her liair is completely hidden by her jewelledcaul.
Costume -- Great Britain
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