1-150-112 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Female dress from the time of Henry VI, 1421-1471, (1910). Woman wearing a horned headdress with coronet and large cauls. The robe is short-waisted, with a train in front and behind, and a V-shaped opening in the bodice. The cincture (girdle) is very broad, with a gypciere hanging from it. The underdress is decorated with heraldic designs. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).