Female dress from the time of Henry VI mb-code BE003719 c1849-c1866

c1849-c1866

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Female dress from the time of Henry VI mb-code BE003719 c1849-c1866Female 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).