The seventeeth Century Flashcards
Petticoat breeches
By the middle of the century, breeches became “fantastically unmasculine”. These breeches, known as petticoat breeches, were decorated with hundreds of yards of ribbon
Clocks
the clocks (embroidery on the stockings around the ankles)
Shoe roses
the shoe roses (decorations on top of the shoe). These shoe roses were later replaced by bows.
Boots decorated with quatrefoil spur straps
Boots were also very popular. The tops of these boots were very broad (figures 105, 107, 109 in Laver). The boots were usually decorated with a large quatrefoil spur strap.
Ruff
the ruff (also worn during the previous century)
Wisk (golilla)
the wisk (also called a golilla), a large collar, often embroidered and edged with lace (figures 104 and 107) the underpropper, a wire frame that supported first the ruff and later the wisk
Falling band
the falling band (figure 101), which looked very much like an ordinary collar
Limp or unstarched ruff
the limp or unstarched ruff
Cravat
the cravat, a linen strip usually ending in lace, was held in place by a ribbon bow at the neck (figures 117 and 119). The cravat is important, as it was the precursor of the tie worn by men today.
Steinkirk
The Steinkirk was a variation of the cravat (Figure 120)
Baldric
The baldric was also popular during the seventeenth century. This was an embroidered strap, long and wide, worn over the right shoulder to support the sword under the left arm.
Love lock
During the first half of the seventeenth century, hair was worn with longer strands on the left to form a lovelock. At the close of the seventeenth century large powdered wigs became popular.
VanDyckbeard
The small pointed beard called a Van Dyck beard was worn during the first half of the seventeenth century (figures 104 and 110).
Closed and open ruff as worn by women
We can distinguish between four different types of neckwear for women:
1 the closed ruff (figures 99 and 101, left)
2 the open ruff (figure 101, centre)
3 a large, flat collar (figures 111 and 112) that was closed at centre front
Large flat collar as worn by women
We can distinguish between four different types of neckwear for women:
1 the closed ruff (figures 99 and 101, left)
2 the open ruff (figure 101, centre)
3 a large, flat collar (figures 111 and 112) that was closed at centre front
Medici collar
the open standing collar, similar to the open ruff but without any pleating. This was known as a Medici collar and can be seen worn by Marie de Medici.
Bustle
Towards the end of the century the bustle became popular.
Fontange
By 1690 a strange-looking headdress called the fontange was worn. This consisted of a very high white vertical cap decorated with ruffles, lace and ribbons.
Chopine
These were wooden clogs, sometimes with very thick soles, worn over the shoe as protection when going outdoors. In Venice they were already worn during the sixteenth century.
