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A Woman of the Time of Henry I. (1100-1135)

Women's Clothing in the Time of Henry I, Matilda of Scotland, Adela of Louvain

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From an image in Dion Clayton Calthrop's 1906

Women's Clothing in the Time of Henry the First, Matilda of Scotland and Adela of Louvain

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English Woman's Costume: A Woman of the Time of Henry I. (1100-1135)

"This shows the pendant sleeve with an embroidered hem. The long plaits of hair ended with metal, or silk, tags. At the neck and wrists the white chemise shows."

See the accompanying article: Women's Clothing in the Time of Henry I, Matilda of Scotland and Adela of Louvain. Source: Calthrop, Dion Clayton. English Costume: I. Early English. London, 1906.

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