Fitting a curved-front-seam cotte — 28

The finished gown, made from slightly fulled wine wool twill and lined with the original blue linen used in the fitting, turned out well and looked pleasing on Sheree.

The flared sleeves were inspired by a number of versatile gowns seen in European art of the turn of the 15th century. A specific example can be found in "Story of Procis, Cephalus'
Beautiful Wife", Boccaccio's Decameron. Bibliothèque Nationale,
Paris. MS Fr 12420, f. 39v, circa 1400–1410. You can find it in
Chronicles of the Age of Chivalry, edited by Elizabeth Hallam.

 

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