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Medieval cloth belt

Medieval cloth belt

Century: XIV, XV, XVI

CODE	Material	Standard ? × SPES products - technology & methods of manufacturing Machine-made standard - products with visible signs of using modern methods and tools in their production; e.g. visible outside and inside seams in clothing made with the use of a machine. Mixed standard - products with visible signs of using both modern and traditional methods and tools in their production; e.g. main, inside seams in clothing are made with the use of a machine while outside stitches and details are sewn by hand. Hand-made standard - goods with visible signs of using only traditional methods and tools in their production; e.g. all seams in clothing are sewn by hand. *NOTE. We always use high quality materials and fabrics while making our products - the above standards of their production are not related to the materials used.	Price
KoS1615	see description	Mixed	28.00 EUR

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Women's wide belt made of fabric with lining. At the back, the belt is finished with a buckle on one side and holes for fastening it on the other.

It is most often worn with various types of Houppelande, Robe or other very voluminous outer dresses, but also e.g. with Burgundian dress. The belt fastens at the waist, under the bust. In order to fit it as well as possible, it should be tightly fitted to the female figure. In this way, it will only emphasize it, and in your beautiful dress you will stand out at a medieval party.

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As a standard, the cloth belt is made of wool, but it can also be made of linen or other material available in our sampler. If you want a silk or velvet belt, please contact our customer service in advance.

Dimensions:
width - ~5.5 cm

NOTE - we do not specify the length of the belt, because its size depends on your waist circumference (while wearing outerwear). Therefore, in the comments to the order, please provide the required size.

Please also provide two colors of wool (top + lining) from which we should make your material belt for you. We suggest - it looks best made of patterned material! Fabrics you will find here!

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Can a wide belt be found in the sources?

Wide belts, worn under the bust with decorative houppelande, can be found in numerous paintings and manuscripts from the Middle Ages.

The best examples of the use of wide belts to support flowing dresses are the paintings of Netherlandish and Flemish painters. It is enough to see the paintings of Petrus Christus (St. Eligius in the workshop, 1449 r.), Jana van Eycka (Portrait of Barbara van Eyck, 1439 r.), Rogiera van der Weydena (Triptych of the Seven Sacraments, 1445–1450 r.) or look into the Book noble and famous women from 1403 to find fine ladies girded with wide pieces of cloth under the bust.