late medieval wool chaperon the knight 15th centur Size:L the sleeves were separate and

the sleeves were separate and attached to the bodice with laces or buttons

in paintings by the Dutch masters

and historical reenactment alike

Originally issued in 1816

late medieval wool chaperon the knight 15th centur Size:L the sleeves were separate andThe 15th century headdress is based on a painting from 1430 by the great late medieval painter Jan van Eyck: Man with the Blue Chaperon. Jan van Eyck painted several portraits of people wearing a chaperon, a common headdress in the Middle Ages. A well known example is Portrait of a Man with a Red Turban , which is probably a self portrait. In this painting, Van Eyck employed the chaperon as a turban. The chaperon was a hood that fell to the shoulders