An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c, with their derivations (1883)
Mollett, John W. (John William) · London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington · leaf 153
sr\ Farrago, R. (i. e. made of fai\ spelt).Fodder for horses and cattle, consisting of thegreen eais of different kinds of grain. Farthingale (Fr. vertugalc) is first spoken ofin 1547. It was a sort of cage made of whale-bone worn under the petticoat, increasing thesize of the hips. In Elizabeths… … Fig. 304. Farthingale of the time of Elizabeth. were worn during the reign of Charles I., but ofmore moderate dimensions; and in Charles II.sreign the fashion vanished to reappear in thehoop of the 18th century. The engraving givesan example of a moderate farthingale. (Fig. 304.) Fartura, R.…
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