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Late Tudor and Elizabethan Gowns
Circa 1545-1610 A.D.
Sizes 8-18
Period Patterns sewing pattern number 56. The pattern is uncut and complete with instructions. These are new patterns from Mediaeval Miscellanea, still in print with copyright 1986. The patterns are historically accurate with attention to detail and include notes and illustrations.
Package includes patterns and instructions for three Late Tudor and three Elizabethan gowns.
View I - Gown with low square neck, full padded sleeves, split skirt and underskirt, worn with a partelet with collar. Circa 1540.
View II - Gown with high collared neck, pleated puffed short sleeves, pointed waist and split skirt, worn with long tight undersleeves and matching underskirt. Circa 1555.
View III - Gown with low square neck, shoulder rolls over long tight sleeves, pointed waist, waist tabs, and box-pleated skirt. Circa 1570.
View IV - Gown with low square neck, hanging split tube sleeves, tapering padded undersleeves, stomacher, pointed waist, cartridge-pleated skirt and underskirt. Cira 1588.
View V- Gown with low square neck, long tight sleeves, pointed waist, waist peplums, and cartridge-pleated skirt gathered into a ruffle at the edge of the farthingale. Circa 1600.
View VI - Gown with low rounded neckline, long tight sleeves, and cartridge-pleated skirt tucked up into a flounce ending at the edge of the farthingale. Circa 1610.
| Size | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | |
| Bust | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | Inches |
| Waist | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | " |
| Back Waist Length | 15.75 | 16 | 16.25 | 16.5 | 16.75 | 17 | " |
| Waist to Floor | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | " |
