Quoting michaela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I know that there's a portrait of Lady Burghley in a
> very pregnant state
> wearing a kirtle and surcoat.
I have a picture of "Mildred Coke, Lady Burghley, 1562-3, oil on panel." She
is wearing a surcoat, what look to be black/red worked sleeves and partlet
(it's a black and white image but this seems a reasonable assumption) and an
unusual garment underneath. There is a girdle around her expanding middle
and above that are diagonal lines of scalloped trim. Below the girdle is a
plain skirt. There is also a very narrow horizontal line just below her
breasts. Her sleeves reflect the scallop shape, but they are upside down and
rather more ornate.
Cool. Where did you find this wonderful picture?
Jerusha
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Susan Farmer
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University of Tennessee
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/
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