Dress of the reign of Henry VII

Dress of the reign of King Henry VII, 1485-1509. She wears a black dress with gold apron, and a black hood with green veil. The ornament which fastens the hood, the clog or clock, is mentioned in the Ordinance issued by Margaret, Countess of Richmond (Henry VII’s mother) for 'The Reformation of Apparell for Grest Estates of Women in the Tyme of Mourning.' Copied from the Roman de la Rose in the British Museum. Handcoloured lithograph from 'Costumes of British Ladies from the Time of William the First to the Reign of Queen Victoria,” London, Dickinson & Son, 1840. 48 mounted plates of women's fashion from 1066 to 1840 based on effigies, manuscripts, portraits, prints and literary descriptions. (Photo by: Florilegius/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)