Consume & Fashion #02
The fabric of the Hanse era is made of natural fibres, which means that unfortunately only a few pieces of clothing have survived. One of the rare examples from a medieval Hanse town is this children’s upper dress in fashionable green. The tunic and cloth buttons are made of felted, dense fabric of medium quality.
The cut is classic. The garment, trimmed with silk ribbon at the edges, was worn over a thin linen shirt.
Facts: Children’s tunic
Fragment of a child’s tunic
Sustainably Warming: Stockings from the Middle Ages
Warm feet are a timeless need. Stockings in the Middle Ages were often sewn from woollen fabric.
In Tallinn, some stocking remains were found during excavations. The reason: stockings wear out quickly, especially the foot part had to be replaced often. The used materials were often “recycled”: In the biography of a fabric, its use as a stocking was the last station.
Children’s green top dress with silk trim on collar, buttons and sleeves
Archaeological Museum in Gdańsk
Gdańsk (Poland)
14th–17th century
Wool, silk
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