I understand that there were soldiers as well as sailors on board; I suspect
the jerkins may have belonged to them. I don't know how long the front skirts
were, but possibly they could have been intended to protect the breeches from
the tassets (pieces of armour to protect the thighs)? Early 17th century
pikemen wore these suspended from the front of the breastplate.
Kate Bunting
Librarian & 17th century reenactor
Derby, UK
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:55:45 +0000
From: "Wilson, Annette" <annette.wil...@environment.gov.au>
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Subject: [h-cost] Mary Rose jerkin patterns [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
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I am starting to make a pattern for my husband of one of the leather jerkins
from the Mary Rose (details in "Before the Mast"). The ship sank in 1545.
Does anyone know why almost all the jerkins have skirts which are shorter at
the back than the front?
As far as we can tell from looking at illustrations of people living on the
land in the same period, it is only the mariners' jerkins which have this
feature
Any ideas?
thanks
Annette
Annette Wilson
Editor, Flora of Australia
Australian Biological Resources Study
Parks Australia
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
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