I, too, have heard that men's hoods did not button, but last January, I went
to an exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art. There was a Burgundian themed
exhibit which had some small statues of monks/lay men with hoods/mantles.
One of them was pulled up and you could see buttons that were on the front
opening.
Very cool and quite exciting!
kate
----- Original Message -----
From: "Genie Barrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] name that garment
At 07:13 AM 12/3/2005, you wrote:
http://slumberland.org/moodle/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=864
I'd like to know the name of the dark grey/white piece on the woman in the
second photo. It covers her head and shoulders.
I'd be interested in making something similar for modern wear, but I have
no idea what it's called in order to look for other examples and/or
patterns.
thanks!
Yes, as Ro and Sunny said, it is a hood/mantle. It kpredates the first
picture in most paintings, and is usually seen on women. The ones without
buttons are the ones seen on men. I think it has to do with the fact that
a woman would not want to pull a hood over her hair, while a man would be
less concerned with messing up his locks.
Genie
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