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United States National Museum Bulletin 250
Contributions from
The Museum of History and Technology
Paper 60, pages 65-92
ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORY
OF THE FASHION PLATE
John L Nevinson
Smithsonian Press
Washington, D.C.
1967
[Figure 1.]—Dress of Sigmund von Herberstein for the Polish Embassy in 1517. Over his doublet and breeches he wears a brocade gown lined with silk. From Gratae Posteritati, 1560. (Courtesy of British Museum, London.)