Muckley 1386 Women's Clothing


Upper Class:

 Lady Dallingridge from an effigy of the Dallingridge family.

In Fletching, Sussex. Circa 1380

Note her sleeves button up and extend well onto the back of the hand

Large buttons. Wide neckline.  Hairstyle/headdress.

 Lady de la Pole from the effigy of Sir John de la Pole.

In Chrishall, Essex. Circa 1380

Note her sleeves button up  past elbow and extend well onto the back of the hand

Large buttons. Hairstyle/headdress. Tippets Bottom hem is short and has a border.

 Lady de Redford from an effigy of the de Redford  family.

In Broughton, Lincolnshire. Circa 1390

Note her sleeves button up and extend well onto the back of the hand

Many small buttons down front. Neckline reveals cleavage.

 Lady Harsick from the effigy of Sir John Harsick.

In Fletching, Sussex. 1384

Note her sleeves button up past elbow and extend well onto the back of the hand.

Heraldic dress. Fillet and braids.

 Isabel de Malyns from the effigy of Sir Esmoun de Malyns.

Half effigy in The Church of St. Andrew, Chinnor, Oxfordshire. Circa 1385

Note her sleeves button up and extend well onto the back of the hand

Many small buttons down front. High neckline reveals cleavage. Hairstyle/headdress

Ladies de Malyns from the effigy of Sir Reynold de Malyns and his  two wives.

Effigy in The Church of St. Andrew, Chinnor, Oxfordshire. Circa 1385

Note Both ladies are wearing over gowns fastened with large buttons down the front.

In both cases the buttons are affixed to the edge of the gown.

One gown has long sleeves and the other has short, revealing the buttoned sleeves beneath.

One wife wears a zig-zag headdress and the other wears a nebule headdress.

Overgowns appear to be agatheed into a round neckline.

Both gowns and dresses are short enough to reveal the toes of their shoes.

Phyllis riding Aristotle from an aquamanile. Circa 1400

In The Metropolitan Museum, New York.

Note the buttons appear to follow the extremely wide neckline and her cuffs. .

This is most likely an artistic convention.

The same dot in ring decoration appears on the belt as well.

The belt appears to end in a bell.

She has uppersleeves with integral dagged tippets.