Title

Effigy of Queen Eleanor, consort of Henry II, 13th century, (1910). Artist: Unknown

Caption

Effigy of Queen Eleanor, consort of Henry II, 13th century, (1910). Tomb effigy from the Abbey of Fontevrault in Aquitaine near Anjou in Normandy, showing regal dress of the end of the 12th century. She wears a voluminous robe with sleeves tight at the wrist, confined at the waist with a narrow girdle. The head is attired in a 'Wimple' and 'Peplum'. The wimple, a piece of cloth which passed under the chin, had two ends which were fastened towards the top of the head with a brooch. The peplum fell down symmetrically on either side of the face and over the back of the head. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1910

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C58_251

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,3Mb (2,0Mb) / 6,2in x 19,0in / 1862 x 5690 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women woman people fashion country French France monarch costume headdress queen royal death medieval tomb dress mausoleum location century burial sleeves sleeve clothing royalty lady concept B&W headgear MONOCHROME girdle drapery black & white black and white B W mediaeval Middle Ages Thirteenth Century 13th century The Print Collector 12th century sovereign wimple Eleanor of Aquitaine Unknown Eleanor of Mrs Emily Jessie Ashdown Ashdown Emily Jessie Mrs Charles H Ashdown Charles H Mrs Ashdown Aquitaine Queen Eleanor peplum Emily Jessie Ashdown