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14th Century Clothing - Silk

14th century blue silk surcote

Country of Garment:
Franco-Flemish
Style of Garment: end of 13th century surcote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour: blue with white clustered dots
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% cintamani silk
Garment Lining Colour: white
Garment Lining Fabric: 100% burgundy silk
Sleeve Style: No sleeves
Decorative features, embroidery etc: Wide, gold collar
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. 4-panel pattern. Gores. Set in armholes. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.

Documentation: Lausanne, Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire. Biblia Porta fol.178r. Wide gold yoke style also seen in the Manesse Codex, 1300-1340, Germany.

14th century red silk sideless surcote

Country of Garment:
England/France
Style of Garment: 14th century sideless surcote with low armholes
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
dark red
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% dupion silk
Garment Lining Colour: mid brown
Garment Lining Fabric: 100% dupion silk
Decorative features, embroidery etc: Gold metal couched embroidery at the neckline and armholes. Flat metal woven braid with flowers at hem. Gold, rose-shaped bezants powdered with freshwater pearl clusters in crosses and roundels
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. Rolled hems. Hand-embroidered gold embroidery. Silk surcote lined with silk, with gold rose bezants and pearl clusters powdered across. Gold embroidered flower hem with 440 garnets and 1890 pearl flowers and rows. Gold embroidery at neck and edges. Based on the warderobe account of Queen Phillipa's ghita.
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation:
Effigy from Hereford Cathedral of Joanna de Bohun dated1327

14th century cornflower silk sideless surcote

Country of Garment:
England/France
Style of Garment: 14th century sideless surcote with low armholes
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
cornflower blue
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% dupion silk
Garment Lining Colour: silver
Garment Lining Fabric: 100% dupion silk
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none at this stage. to be added.
Construction: Machined internally, to be hand stitched at a later date. Hand finished with silk thread. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation: Bohun Psalter, England.MS Edgerton Folio 192v.

14th century red and white silk heraldic gown

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century kirtle
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour: Red and white with red chevron
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% dupion silk
Garment Lining Colour: white
Garment Lining Fabric: 100% dupion silk
Sleeve Style: Long, fitted sleeve with pewter buttons with red paste gems set in the centre to the elbow.
Dress Closures: Front buttoning with pewter buttons with red paste gems set in the centre.
Decorative features, embroidery etc: Coat of arms embroidered and appliqued on the left side.
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. 4-panel pattern. Gores. Set in armholes. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie. Buttons by Steve Millingham Pewter Replicas.
Documentation Bourbons meeting Clermont en Beauvais hunting scene

14th century silver short-sleeved silk kirtle

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century kirtle
Size: modern 8
Garment Outer Colour:
Silver grey
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% dupion silk
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Short sleeve
Dress Closures: Pewter buttons with red paste gems set in the centre.
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. 4-panel pattern with gores. Set in armholes. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie. Buttons from Steve Millingham Pewter Replicas.
Documentation 1395-1401 Grande Bible Historiale, Johannette Ravenelle
14th century navy silk kirtle
Short sleeve with attachable lower buttoned sleeves

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century kirtle
Size: modern 8
Garment Outer Colour: Navy
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% super smooth dupion silk
Garment Lining Colour: nil
Garment Lining Fabric: nil
Sleeve Style: Long, fitted sleeve with pewter buttons with blue paste gems set in the centre to the elbow.
Dress Closures: Front buttoning with pewter buttons with blue paste gems set in the centre.
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. 4-panel pattern. 4 Gores. Set in armholes. Rolled hems. Entirely hand stitched with blue silk thread.
Made by: Rosalie. Buttons by Steve Millingham Pewter Replicas.
Documentation: as per image. tba.

14th century sage-green silk laced kirtle

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century kirtle
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
Sage green
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% dupion silk
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Long, fitted sleeve without buttons
Dress Closures: Laced with lucet cord
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. 4-panel pattern. Set in armholes. Rolled hems. Hand stitched eyelets. Hand luceted lace.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation Kathryn de Mortimer effigy, Nuremberg sculpture.

Early 14th century silk cote

Country of Garment: England
Style of Garment: Early 14th century cote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
scarlet red
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% silk
Garment Lining Colour: none
Garment Lining Fabric: none
Sleeve Style: Long sleeves with no openings
Dress Closures: none
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation: 14th century England, Marriage scene

Early 14th century silk cote

Country of Garment: England
Style of Garment: cote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
mid blue
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% silk
Garment Lining Colour: none
Garment Lining Fabric: none
Sleeve Style: Long sleeves with no openings
Dress Closures: Small split at throat for brooch
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation 14th century England, Luttrell Psalter

Early 14th century silk cote

Country of Garment: England
Style of Garment: cote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
ice blue
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% silk
Garment Lining Colour: none
Garment Lining Fabric: none
Sleeve Style: Long sleeves with hand made silk buttons and linen re-inforcing strip.
Dress Closures: Small split at throat for brooch
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation 14th century England, Luttrell Psalter

Early 14th century silk cote

Country of Garment: England
Style of Garment: cote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
mid brown
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% silk
Garment Lining Colour: none
Garment Lining Fabric: none
Sleeve Style: Long sleeves with no openings
Dress Closures: none
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Fabric originally gold but overdyed to achieve a warm brown.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation: Le Regime du corps, circa 1265-70. British Library, MS Sloane 2435.


14th Century Clothing - Wool
14th century cornflower blue wool surcote

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century surcote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
cornflower blue
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% wool
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: High cut armholes
Dress Closures: Small slit at neck which fastens with a brooch
Decorative features, embroidery etc: None
Construction: Hand stitched with quilting thread. 2-panel pattern. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation: London, BL, Stowe MS 17, f. 90v, early 14th century.
14th century buttoned wool surcote

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century surcote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
red
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% wool
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: High cut armholes
Dress Closures: 4 buttons on the left shoulder
Decorative features, embroidery etc: None
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. 2-panel pattern with back gore. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation 14th century. Ormesby Psalter, Douce 366, folio55v.
14th century brown wool surcote

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century surcote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
mid brown
Garment Outer Fabric: 85% wool, 15% cashmire
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: High cut armholes
Dress Closures: Small slit at neck which fastens with a brooch
Decorative features, embroidery etc: None
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. 2-panel pattern. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation 1325. Thetford Abbey, England. Cluney Altar Frontal.

14th century pale blue wool surcote

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century surcote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
Pale blue
Garment Outer Fabric: 85% wool, 15% cashmire
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: High cut armholes
Dress Closures: None
Decorative features, embroidery etc: None
Construction: Hand stitched with quilting thread. 2-panel pattern with back gore. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation England, early 14th century. Ormesby Psalter, MS Douce 366 folio 55v.

14th century sand wool surcote

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century surcote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
Sand
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% wool
Garment Lining Colour: Cream
Garment Lining Fabric: None. wool is double sided.
Sleeve Style: High cut armholes
Dress Closures: None
Decorative features, embroidery etc: None
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. 2-panel pattern with back gore. Felled seams. Rolled hems. Small slit at throat.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation: 14th century France, Romance of the Saint.
14th century browny red wool surcote

Country of Garment:
Nuremberg or Bamberg.
Style of Garment: Sideless surcote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
Redy brown
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% French wool
Garment Lining Colour: None
Garment Lining Fabric: None.
Sleeve Style: Sleeveless
Dress Closures: None
Decorative features, embroidery etc: None
Construction: Hand stitched with cotton thread. 3-panel pattern with back and side gores. Felled seams. Rolled hems by Maureen. Machined internally which will be restitched by hand.
Made by: Original garment made by Maureen Lillie, with further stitching by Rosalie.
Documentation: 1360-1370, Death and Coronation of St Klara. Nuremberg or Bamberg.

14th century blue striped wool surcote

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century surcote with high armholes
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
blue and puple striped
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% Australian merino wool
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: none
Dress Closures: none
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with quilting thread. 2-panel pattern with side gores. Rolled hems. Felled seams. Originally green and white striped but overdyed to purple and blue.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation 14th century France,
14th century navy blue wool surcote

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century surcote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
navy blue
Garment Outer Fabric: Melton wool
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: High cut armholes
Dress Closures: None
Decorative features, embroidery etc: Row of oakleaf dagguing at the hem.
Construction: Hand stitched with quilting thread. 2-panel pattern. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation 14th century France, Romance of the Saint.

14th century checked wool kirtle

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century kirtle
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
grey, blue, brown
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% wool with check pattern
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Long, fitted sleeve with pewter buttons
Dress Closures: Laced with lucet cord
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. 4-panel pattern. Set in armholes. Rolled hems. Hand embroidered eyelet holes and hand-made reproduction buttons on the sleeves.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation: London finds samples of checked cloth from London deposits.Cod. Ser. n. 2644, fol. 41v: Tacuinum sanitatis: Feniculus. A woman harvesting fennel. Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library

Photo by Photos by Neda.

14th century oatmeal striped weave wool kirtle

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century kirtle
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
oatmeal
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% wool with woven stripe
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Long, fitted sleeve with cloth buttons
Dress Closures: Laced with lucet cord
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with cream quilting thread. 4-panel pattern with gores. Set in armholes. Rolled hems. Hand embroidered eyelet holes and hand-made wool buttons on the sleeves.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation: Kathryn de Mortimer effigy
14th century Holkham Bible kirtle
wip

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century kirtle
Size: modern 12
Garment Outer Colour:
blue
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% wool
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Long, loose sleeve with fitted forearms and cloth buttons
Dress Closures: Side laced with lucet cord
Decorative features, embroidery etc: Red silk or wool embroidery
Construction: Hand stitched with woad thread. 4-panel pattern with gores. Set in armholes. Rolled hems. Hand embroidered eyelet holes down the side and hand-made wool buttons on the sleeves.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation: Holkham Bible folio 12v

14th century russet wool kirtle

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century kirtle
Size: modern 8
Garment Outer Colour:
russet brown
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% wool
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Long, fitted sleeve with hand made cloth buttons, buttons with linen reinforcing strip.
Dress Closures: Laced with lucet cord
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with brown quilting thread. 4-panel pattern with gores. Set in armholes. Rolled hems. Hand embroidered eyelet holes. Silk facing around the neckline, linen re-inforcing for front closure eyelets.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation:

14th century olive wool overgown

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century overgown
Size: modern 12
Garment Outer Colour:
olive
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% wool
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Long, fitted sleeves with buttons to upper arms.
Dress Closures: 118 cloth buttons. Buttons from neck to floor and up both arms to bicept.
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with olive silk thread. 4-panel pattern with gores. Set in armholes. Rolled hems. Hand made wool buttons. Fichets with wool edges.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation: Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Latin 765, fol.23r.

14th century mauve surcote with hanging sleeves

Country of Garment:
England, France
Style of Garment: 14th century
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
Pale mauve
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% wool with woven stripe
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Hanging sleeves
Dress Closures: Laced with lucet cord at the side
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with cream quilting thread. 4-panel pattern with gores. Set in armholes. Rolled hems. Hand embroidered eyelet holes. two fichets surrounded by white wool at the front.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation Christine de Pizan presents to King Carles
14th century woad-blue wool cote

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century cote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
woad blue
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% wool
Garment Lining Colour: none
Garment Lining Fabric:
Sleeve Style: fitted from the elbow down
Dress Closures: None
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with quilting thread. 4-panel T tunic pattern. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation: Taymouth Hours, GB. 1325-1325 Folio 058r

Early 14th century pale pink wool cote

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 13th-14th century cote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
pale pink
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% wool flannel
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Long, fitted sleeve
Dress Closures: None
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with pink silk thread. 2-panel pattern with gores. Rolled hems. Silk facing around the neckline.
Made by: Rosalie
Documentation: The Bohun Psalter
MS Egerton, England Folio 65v.


14th Century Clothing - Wool Mantles

14th century blue wool mantle

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century mantle
Garment Outer Colour:
Royal blue
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% wool
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Closures: gold silk strip and cloap clasps by Armour and Castings, Ukraine
Decorative features, embroidery etc: None
Construction: Hand stitched with quilting thread. 4-panel pattern. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation Mary de Bohun, the Bohun Psalter. 1380-1385

Mustard wool mantle

Country of Garment: England
Style of Garment: 14th century mantle
Garment Outer Colour:
Mustard
Garment Outer Fabric: 90% sheep, 10% mohair wool
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Closures: None
Decorative features, embroidery etc: None
Construction: Hand stitched with quilting thread. 4-panel pattern. Felled seams. Rolled hems. Eyelets stitched by hand.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation approx 1426 Van Eyck, The Three Marys at the Tomb

Dark blue wool mantle

Country of Garment: England
Style of Garment: 14th century cloak
Garment Outer Colour:
Dark blue
Garment Outer Fabric: 70% wool
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Closures: Cloak brooches made by Lukas from Lorifactor, Poland are attached with tablet woven band based on the London finds made by Mervi Pasanen of Swan River Crafts, Finland in hand spun and plant dyed wool.
Decorative features, embroidery etc: None
Construction: Hand stitched. Half circle. Felled seams, rolled hem.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation: Bohun Psalter, 14th century England.
Notes:

Leaf green wool mantle

Country of Garment: England
Style of Garment: 14th century cloak
Garment Outer Colour:
Leaf green
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% wool
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Closures: Eyelets for supporting a cloak brooch
Decorative features, embroidery etc: None
Construction: Machined seams. Half circle with tie at the neck which will be replaced.
Made by: Battle Merchant, Germany
Documentation Painted panel of a diptych
Notes: As I was working on this, I became aware of a large number of very small holes which will need to be patched or needlefelted before use. The hood has been removed and the seams stitched down by hand.


14th Century Clothing - Linen

14th century pink linen laced surcote
Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 14th century surcote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
mushroom pink
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% linen
Garment Lining Colour: cream
Garment Lining Fabric: 100% linen
Sleeve Style: High set armholes
Dress Closures: Side lacing with luceted laces.
Decorative features, embroidery etc: 2 lines of linen thread embroidery around the sleeves, and extra scallop embroidery around the neckline.
Construction: Hand stitched with quilting thread. 2-panel pattern. Felled seams. Rolled hems. Hand sewn eyelet holes. Hand luceted laces.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation 14th century France, Romance of the Saint. Also brass of Westerley Waterless Church, Sir John and Alyne de Creke 1327
Pink linen cote

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: early 14th century cote
Size: modern10
Garment Outer Colour:
mushroom pink
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% linen
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Long set-in sleeves
Dress Closures: none
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with quilting thread. 2-panel pattern. Set in armholes. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.

Documentation
14th century Bohun Psalter, England. Folio 65v.

early 14th century mauve-blue linen cotee

Country of Garment: England
Style of Garment: 14th century cote
Size: modern 12
Garment Outer Colour:
blue
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% linen
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Long set-in sleeves
Dress Closures: hand made buttons at the wrist, 6 each side
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with quilting thread. 4-panel pattern with gores. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.

Documentation
14th century manuscript

early 14th century bright blue linen cote

Country of Garment: England
Style of Garment: 14th century cote
Size: modern 12
Garment Outer Colour:
bright mid blue
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% linen
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Long set-in sleeves
Dress Closures: cloth buttons
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with quilting thread. 4-panel pattern with side and back gores. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.

Documentation: Ormesby Psalter.
14th century manuscript

early 14th century natural linen cotee

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: early 14th century cote
Size: modern 8-10
Garment Outer Colour:
natural
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% linen
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Long sleeves with no openings
Dress Closures: none
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with quilting thread. 2-panel pattern. T-tunic pattern. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation England 14th century Luttrell Psalter, Ormesby Psalter, 13th century Maciejowski Bible
early 14th century lilac linen cote

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: early 14th century cote
Size: modern 8-10
Garment Outer Colour:
lilac
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% linen
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Long sleeves with no openings
Dress Closures: none
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. 2-panel pattern. T-tunic pattern. Felled seams. Rolled hems. back gore.
Made by: Rosalie for Crystal
Documentation England 14th century Luttrell Psalter

14th century brown linen blend cote

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: Early 14th century cote
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
brown
Garment Outer Fabric: Sahara linen
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Long sleeves with no openings
Dress Closures: none
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with quilting thread. 4-panel pattern. T-tunic pattern. Felled seams. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation 14th century England, Luttrell Psalter, Ormesby Psalter; 13th century Maciejowski Bible

14th-15th Century Clothing

Brocade kirtle
undergoing renovation


Country of Garment: England
Style of Garment: 15th century undergown
Size: modern 12
Garment Outer Colour:
red, gold
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% cotton
Sleeve Style: Long, fitted sleeve with buttons
Dress Closures: eyelet lacing at side
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction:
Made by: Made by Angela Wessling, glow up by Rosalie Gilbert.
Documentation:
1390s, German Woman of the Apocalypse.

To be done: back lacing changed to side lacing, buttons replaced. Neck scarf to add. To be used under sideless surcote or houppelande. The pattern isn't roundels as seen in the original, but it's similar to other patterned cloth seen in European manuscripts by van der Goes.

Early 15th century brown wool houppelande

Country of Garment:
England
Style of Garment: 15th century houppelande
Size: modern 12
Garment Outer Colour:
dark brown
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% wool
Garment Lining Colour: Unlined
Garment Lining Fabric: None
Sleeve Style: Long, loose sleeve
Dress Closures: None. buttons will be added to the high neckline.
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with brown uphostery cotton thread. 2-panel pattern. Rolled hems. High collar.
Made by: unknown and adapted by Rosalie
Documentation: Chaucer, 14th century

Underwear

White linen smock No 1

Country of Garment: Bohemia
Style of Garment: 14th century smock
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
white
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% linen
Sleeve Style: sleeveless
Dress Closures: none
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with quilting thread. 2 panel T-tunic panel. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation 1380-1400 Bohemia, Wenceceslas Bible

White linen smock No 2

Country of Garment: Bohemia
Style of Garment: 14th century smock
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
white
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% linen
Sleeve Style: sleeveless
Dress Closures: none
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with quilting thread. 2 panel T-tunic panel. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation

White long sleeved linen smock

Country of Garment: England
Style of Garment: 14th century T-tunic smock
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
white
Garment Outer Fabric: 100% linen
Sleeve Style: Long, fitted sleeve without buttons
Dress Closures: none
Decorative features, embroidery etc: none
Construction: Hand stitched with silk thread. 2 panel T-tunic panel. Rolled hems.
Made by: Rosalie.
Documentation The Decameron


Regency

Pale blue regency gown
(overdyed since photo)


Country of Garment:
England/France
Style of Garment: Regency
Size: modern 10
Garment Outer Colour:
pale blue
Garment Outer Fabric: dupion silk
Garment Lining Colour: none
Garment Lining Fabric: none
Decorative features, embroidery etc: .
Construction: Machined internally, Hand finished details and trims. Mid blue ribbons and trim. Hand finished. Matching hand made bonnet and bag, also silk.
Documentation:

 

Victorian