Draped chaperon, c. 1447

The patte could be looped under the chin and tied or pinned to the bourrelet on the other side of the face, whilst the cornette hung behind or in front, or was tied on top. c. 1447.

Philip III “the Good”, Duke of Burgundy. Detail of miniature, illustration from page 1 of Les Chroniques de Hainaut, c. 1447


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