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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Development of Western Costume, Plate 22: Middle Ages Middle Class
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Development of Western Costume, Plate 22: Middle Ages Middle Class

Artifact IDMO 2022.1.21.10
Object Type Print
Maker (American 1935-1943)
Dateca. 1937
Mediumpaper, paint (watercolor), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 8 1/2 in (27.9 cm x 21.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA hand-colored silk screen print of a woman and man, both standing and facing forward, dressed in clothing of the Middle Ages middle class. The woman is wearing a long white chainse (tunic) under a purple bliaut (or bliaud) overgarment, and a hooded blue mantle/cloak lined in yellow. In both hands she holds a two handled urn. The man is wearing a short brown bliaut (or bliaud) with green, blue, and orange trim over cross-gartered green hose. In his right hand he is holding a feather quill, and in his left hand is a piece of paper. An illustration of a Tudor-style building is in the background. Printed below the images is text that reads: PLATE NO. 22 / MIDDLE AGES MIDDLE CLASS / 1000 A. D. 1300 A. D. Printed in the upper left is a keystone insignia inside which is text that reads: MUSEUM / EXTENSION / PROJECT / WPA / PITTSBURGH / PENNA UNIT.

Stamped in green ink on the reverse of the print: PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY / 419 SOUTH 19TH STREET / PHILADELPHIA.
Historical NoteThis print is one in a group of costume plates (see MO 2022.1.21.1-12) published by the Pennsylvania branch of the Works Projects Administration's (WPA) Museum Extension Project during the Great Depression. The prints were part of a larger series of images of period costume designs through the ages, created as educational visual aids.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Cheryl and Gerald Hale in 2021.
Credit LineGift of Cheryl and Gerald Hale
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesArtifacts Relating to the New Deal (National Archives Identifier 750981)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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