Kyrtles/Cotes/Tunics

The Gown of St. Elizabeth of Thuringia

After Hausherr

This garment is dated to before about 1230, and is made from course wool, and lined with brown linen.  The neck hole is very small, and there may be a small opening on the left shoulder, bound with linen.

All measurements of surviving material, not of complete garment.

• Length in front: 135 cm
• Length in rear: 143 cm.
• Sleeve length: 24 cm
• Chest width: 25 cm
• Hip width: 73 cm.
• Hem: 203 cm.
• Approximate loom width: 103 cm

Thread Count

• Warp is 9 Z-spun threads/cm
• Weft is 22 Z-spun theads/cm

This page was last modified 22 April 2003

Some Sources:

• Hausherr, Reiner, Hg.  Dei Zeit der Staufer, Geschichte -- Kunst -- Kulture. (Katalog der Ausstellung, 6., verb. Aufl. 4 bande)  Stuttgart: Württembergisches Landesmuseum, 1977.
• "Hochmittelalterliche Schnittmuster" <http://www.tempora-nostra.de/gewandung/schnitte.shtm> 16 April 2003
• Sturm, Andreas. email to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/75years 19 Feb 2003.

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Some Clothing of the Middle Ages -- Kyrtles/Cotes/Tunics -- The Gown of St. Elizabeth of Thuringia  by I. Marc Carlson, Copyright 2003 This code is given for the free exchange of information, provided the Author's Name is included in all future revisions, and no money change hands-