Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX (1903)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd. · leaf 405
nd-heads. However, it matters little now whether theRoundhead carefully encased himself in protectiveiron which gave him his name. Ironsides, while theCavalier rode in careless attire, since of both wemust say : — Their bodies are dust.Their good swords, rust. Their souls are with the Saints, I… … William Penn in Youth. Armor, Arms, and Uniforms 689 tasset had plate overlapping plate, till the thigh andleg from waist to knee were covered. These endedwith ornamental knee-caps. Vmbraces or vam-braces were armor for the forearm. They includeda gracefully shaped shell curved out as a shield…
Costume · United States -- Social Life and Customs · United States -- Social life and customs To 1775
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