Wikipedia gives this information about the site:
> VADS (Visual Arts Data Service) is a UK organisation that provides  
> digital images and other visual arts resources free and copyright  
> cleared for use in UK higher education and further education. It  
> has provided services to the academic community for 11 years, and  
> has built up a portfolio of visual art collections comprising over  
> 100,000 images. VADS is based at the University College for the  
> Creative Arts at Farnham.
>
Perhaps you could try writing the organization about the source?

--Ruth Anne Baumgartner
scholar gypsy and amateur costumer


On May 5, 2008, at 6:17 PM, Julie wrote:

> I really like that pocket and would be interested in embroidering a  
> replica.  I couldn't back out of the link to find the page with the  
> pocket description, date, materials, etc.  Could someone please  
> direct me to that part of the site?
> Julie
>
> ----  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> If you are talking about 1500s the you might look for pocket pouches.
>> http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/images/PHS/floral_pocket.jpg
>> To my understanding these were wore under their skirts. It is  
>> believed that
>> the skirts had a slit in them for easy access or in some cases  
>> where the
>> pocket is between the under skirt and the over skirt, the over  
>> skirt would
>> be hiked up for access.
>  De
>>
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