Female dress from the time of Henry VI Aske's Hospital An inscription notes a 'steam

An inscription notes a 'steam column from Rotimahana 11

1100 (1864)

showing a watchman who has fallen asleep in his box

Year 7' (25 July 1799)

without consideration of personal loss

Female dress from the time of Henry VI Aske's Hospital An inscription notes a 'steamFemale dress from the time of Henry VI, 1421 1471, (1910). Woman wearing a horned headdress with coronet and large cauls. The robe is short waisted, with a train in front and behind, and a V shaped opening in the bodice. The cincture (girdle) is very broad, with a gypciere hanging from it. The underdress is decorated with heraldic designs. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).