Ornatus Muliebris Anglicanus (The Clothing of English Women), Wenceslaus Hollar, 1640, English lady with hair that is combed tightly back from the forehead and ends on the back of the head in a round curl with hair net, but hangs off on either side of the face with fringed curls. Droplet earrings and a pearl necklace around the neck. Dressed in a gown consisting of a short open bodice with low straight neckline and lapels, high waist, straight half-length sleeves, long bottom sleeves and narrow bust on a long, wide skirt slightly dragging on the floor. Over the neckline a large neckerchief

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