English countrywoman with lady of the Court, 1572. Artist: Georgius Braun

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English countrywoman with lady of the Court, 1572. English countrywoman carrying basket of chickens and wearing apron over plain clothes (right). On left is a lady of the Court with fur-trimmed coat over embroidered dress. Sumptuary laws dictated what each caste of society could wear. From Braun Civitates Orbis Terrarum, 1572

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