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Surcoat with tippets

A surcoat with tippets (coudières, or helles) is a garment worn over a tunic between 1340 and 1360.
The term cotte-hardie is sometimes used to name this surcoat.
It has a central opening with buttons, several gores below the belt to give fullness, and short sleeves extending into a band of fabric called a tippet (coudière or helles).

The tippets are lined with white silk by default, whatever type of lining you choose. 
Prices are given for a garment with a maximum length of 110 cm.

Sources:
Les voeux du paon, MS G.24 fol. 56r (1350)
Funerary slab of Friedrich von Hohenlohe (1354)
Bodley 264 Romance of Alexander fol.143v (1338-1344)

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350.00 € 350.00 € (Tax included)

  • Wool type
  • Lining
  • Stitching
  • Colour areas
  • Buttons
  • Button type
  • Buttonholes
  • Button placement
  • Historical period
  • Availability
Availability: Made to order