1-150-124 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Saxon lady, (1910). Female dress consisting of a head-rail of soft green silk with a jewelled band; a blue woollen tunica edged with embroidery, and a red cloth gunna. The English term 'gown' is a direct derivative from this Saxon word. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).