European jerkin 1570-80. Decorative buttons made of boxwood at center front give the illusion of a closure, when in reality the wearer would have required help getting dressed due to the laced closure located at the center back. Now housed at the Costume Institute of the MET [531×700]

European jerkin 1570-80. Decorative buttons made of boxwood at center front give the illusion of a closure, when in reality the wearer would have required help getting dressed due to the laced closure located at the center back. Now housed at the Costume Institute of the MET [531×700]

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