2-497-494 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Nigel Lorringe, late 14th century, (1910). Costume of the reign of Richard II (1377-1399), showing a houppelande (voluminous robe) which reaches over his head, ornamented with a bold pattern. He wears long pointed shoes, and has an anelace (short sword) suspended by a baldrick or sword belt. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).