Thanks for the clarification, Robin, and sorry about the century -- I'm obsessed with the, like, three 13th century pieces out of the Greenland finds so I forget that the vast majority of stuff was later.
-------------- Original message -------------- From: Robin Netherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > This may be stupid, but -- aren't their pocket *slits* in some of the > Herjolfsnes/Greenland finds? Which would suggest underlying pockets 13th > century, even though they don't show up in paintings. > > The pocket slits in 14th c. clothing are generally understood as being a way > to provide access to a belt, fastened over an underdress but below an > overdress, holding a pouch or other items out of sight. It's not absolutely > certain, though. > > The Herjolfsnes finds date mostly from the very late 14th c., not the 13th. > Some bits appear to be rather earlier or later but I don't think they're > relevant to this question. > > --Robin > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
