I'm reading "Dress in the Court of Henry VIII" and found a strange reference to slops for women on page 64.
It's a description of the fabric given to some of Henry VII's female relatives to make mourning clothes for his funeral (in 1509). The author writes that Margaret Beaufort, Catherine of Aragon and Princess Mary each "received 16 yards of cloth to make a mantle, surcote, kirtle, SLOPS (my emphasis) and hood". A similar reference is made on p. 65 that Elizabeth of York's sister had a "slop" made as part of her mourning gear (along with mantle, sircote, kirtle, hood) for Elizabeth's funeral (1503). I've heard of slops for men during this period, but not for women. What is the author describing? Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks in advance, Allison T. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
