jan 1, 1629 - overbody
Description:
A woman’s garment, clothing for the upper part of the body. 1572 <i>one kirtle of clothe of golde ... with overbodie of yalow damaske,</i> Skipton Castle (Whit2/330); 1615 <i>stealing a woman’s overbody value 8d and a pare of sleeves, value 20d</i>, Carlton Miniott (NRQS2/98); 1629 <i>one white coat, one green overbody</i>, Lees in Bowland (CS2/52). It was frequently linked in wills with ‘sleeves’.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1629
Now
~ 396 years ago