Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Materials, Linen the Middle Ages 5th-16th century


This image depicts a typical linen undergarment that was worn by women throughout the "Anglo-Saxon period of 450-1100."

"Women wore a fairly slender undergarment, or shift, with long, narrow sleeves."

Randolph, Octavia. "Clothing."
About.com. 1996. Octavia Randolph. Sept. 2009. http://historymedren.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&zTi=1&sdn=historymedren&cdn=education&tm=2&f=10&tt=14&bt=0&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.octavia.net/9thclife/Clothing.htm.

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