Costume & Stuff from the English Civil War
..both pleasant and sweet, In praise of the Blacksmith which is very meete. To the tune of Greensleeves etc. Broadside first published in 1635. The two smiths are wearing some kind of work overalls or aprons. The guy on the left, seems to have a knitted monmouth, at least going by the shape and the bobble. The smith on the right has what looks very much like an embroidered day cap with lace edging.
“With his new Discipline, new armes, old stomach, and new taken pillage, who would rather eate than fight.” Satirical cartoon and broadside from 1641. It’s cartoonish and suggesting that all English soldiers are thieves, but the his coat is spot on, buttons closely spaced all the way down, small shoulder wings and two piece sleeves with turnbacks. Big darted band for a collar.
“….vvho all the by-standers doth earnestly pray, to bestow a penny upon him to day : to the tune of Tom of Bedlam”. Broadside from 1646. A host of interesting detail here. The beggar’s hose and breeches are threadbare but he has startupp boots on his feet and two large bags hanging from his belt. Two “ladies” in the background with uncovered heads. Maybe the one on the right is wearing a gown? It looks like an all in one full length garment.
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia and mother of Princes Rupert and Maurice painted when recently widowed by Gerrit van Honthorst in Holland in the early 1640s.
Satirical broadside by Humphrey Crouch 1647. Hugh Peters being a Peeping Tom has his hand caught in a mousetrap! Some cracking costume details, although the woodcut quality isn’t great. Spot the night cap and smock details on the couple in bed.
The 1640s Picturebook 