The first picture is the one they call the longline bra as there is on the
left side fabric with lace holes going down past the picture. The second is
not a tie behind the neck bra, it's just how they laid it. This is the
breastbag style and they say that there was a back strap. Perhaps the style
w
Re the drawers--I think I found this in Ruth Matilda Anderson'sHispanic
Costume: 1480 - 1530. Anyway, the surviving records for Joanna of
Castile (died 1555) mention drawers being made for her.
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Nice to see a picture of a second bra/undergarment. Enlarged, it is
out-of-focus, but you can still see some lovely needlelace, particularly on the
shoulders. This picture also shows that this bra/undergarment tied behind the
