English costume from prehistoric times to the end of the eighteenth century (1910)
Clinch, George, 1860-1921 · Chicago : A. C. McClurg; London, Methuen · leaf 51
r, orbleached, was dyed for the use of poor people, andblack in times of mourning. Priests and magistrates wore the toga edged with apurple border; knights wore the toga striped withpurple throughout; whilst the toga of a general wasentirely of purple, to which was added a rich em-broidery of gold.… … ROMAN CIVILIAN IN BRITAIN, WEARING THE TOGA FRO^r A SElUI.CHRAL MONUMENT IN THE GUILDHALL MUSEUM, LONDON
Costume -- Great Britain · England -- Social life and customs
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