Her mother was Elisabeth/Beatrice of Swabia, d. 1235. The museum's website says she died a few days before her mother, which suggests complications due to childbirth. I found a Wikipedia entry that says she died in infancy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_of_Swabia so you're probably looking at "very small" for the size of the garments.
Jen On Thu, 19 Jan 2012, Mary wrote:
I'm looking at the funeral clothing of Dona Maria from 1235 in Spain. Here's a link to what I'm talking about: http://museodeltraje.mcu.es/index.jsp?id=319&ruta=3,316 I've found a few articles online and even got a nice little article from the library at the museum where they are displayed. The one thing I've not been able to determine is the dimensions of these garments. The age of the little girl at death isn't clear either. One article has a photo of a restorer working on the sleeveless dress so I was measuring my forearm and trying to figure out a rough idea of the length from that. I'd like something a little more definitive. Any ideas of where to look? Has anyone seen this dress on display? Thank you for your help. Mary
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