Costume -- Great Britain -- History; Great Britain -- History; Great Britain -- History -- Pictorial works
(Fig 12):
Bronze figure of a daughter of Edward III., from his tomb in
Westminster Abbey (1377). She wears a dress, however, which
was in vogue twenty years earlier. The hair is arranged in
square plaits at the sides of the head. There is an absence
of any decorative material round the low-cut neck, and she
has vertical front pockets in her tightly fitting gown, with
long streamers hanging from the arms down to the feet. (Figs.
13 and 14): Two methods of “doing the hair” in the time of
Edward I. (Fig. 14): Shows the hair enclosed in a caul or net,
and is spoken of as “the reticulated head-dress.” (Fig. 15):
Head-dress from the Braunche Brass. (King’s Lynn, 1354.) (Fig.
16): The Coif.]
[Illustration: PLATE 32.
(Fig. 1): Bronze figure of Lionel Duke of Clarence (a son of
Edward III.), from the tomb of the latter in Westminster Abbey
(1377). It illustrates the ordinary costume of a gentleman
at the end of the fourteenth century. He is attired in the
côti-hardi or jupon, fastened down the front with buttons,
and wears an ornamented girdle around the hips, while a
large, full mantle reaches down to the ankles. The chausses
are very similar in appearance to trunk hose, and fit tightly
to the limbs; while the beard is forked after the fashion of
the period. (Fig 2): Brass of Joan, Lady de Cobham, 1320, at
Cobham, Kent. She wears a kind of wimple under the chin called
the _gorget_ (which copies a part of the knightly armour of
the period), with a couvre-chef over the head falling on
to the shoulders, completing the head-dress. She wears an
under garment with tight-fitting sleeves, which are closely
buttoned to the wrist, and a loose robe with loose sleeves
terminating below the elbow. (Fig 3): A fop of the reign
of Richard II., when the fashion of “cutting” the mantles in
patterns reached a very absurd limit. The sleeves are cut
at the edges into a number of acanthus-like lobes, and are
lined with another colour. The robe has a high collar, is
very full, and hangs in loose folds to the ground. The shoes,
which are elaborately pierced and cut, are of the long-toed
variety known as “crackowes,” and the point of the toe is
fastened to the leg below the knee. He also carries a long
purse or bag suspended from the girdle. (Harl. MS., 1319.)
(Fig. 4): Costume of the early part of Edward III.’s reign.
A semi-military dress with a breastplate worn under the
côte-hardi. A very characteristic feature of the costume is
formed by the tippets--long strips of white cloth, which are
fastened to the arms above the elbow. (MS. 17 E vi.) (Fig.
5): Costume of a labourer of the better class of the time of
Edward III. The tail of the hood is worn around the head.
(Fig 6): Costume of a nobleman in the reign of Richard II.,
probably representing one of his royal uncles. (Royal MS., 20
B vi.) It shows another extravagant dress of the period. The
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account