Quiz - 2/27/18 - Baroque and Rococo

Question 1

“Verdugado”

Answer 1

Spanish Farthingale

Question 2

“Mantilla”

Answer 2

Veil worn by Spanish Women which is worn to cover their hair.

Question 3

“Guardinfante”

Answer 3

Style worn by Spanish women during the mid-1600s. Basically, the wide-framed dresses worn by the royal court.

Question 4

“Draw-loom”

Answer 4

Special loom created for the production of elaborately figured silk fabrics

Question 5

“Basque”

Answer 5

Extension of the bodice below the waistline

Question 6

“Falling Band Collars”

Answer 6

Lace Cavalier Collars

Question 7

“Balagny”

Answer 7

Wide circular capes hung over one shoulder.

Question 8

“Cassocks”/”Casaques”

Answer 8

Coats cut with wide full sleeves that were wide throughout the body and ended at thigh height or below.

Question 9

“Love Lock”

Answer 9

Single lock that men grew out that fell longer than the rest of their hair.

Question 10

“Straight Soles”

Answer 10

Heels basically.

Question 11

Slap Soles

Answer 11

The little flat sole that makes a ton of noise.

Question 12

“Latchets”

Answer 12

Extensions on the side of shoes that tied across the instep.

Question 13

“Petticoat Breeches”/”Rhinegraves”

Answer 13

Breeches that were actually a divided skirt. Kind of like a modern culotte.

Question 14

“Vest”

Answer 14

Waistcoat which reached the knees.

Question 15

“Galosh”

Answer 15

Flat-soled overshoe with a toe cap for keeping it in place.

Question 16

“Surtouts”/”Justacoprs”

Answer 16

Knee-length coats that replaced doublets as outer garments. Fitted straight sleeves with turned back cuffs, and buttoned down the front. Completely covered the waistcoat and breeches.

Question 17

“Waistcoat”

Answer 17

Interchangeable term for “vest”.

Question 18

“Tricorn”

Answer 18

Three-point hat

Question 19

“Jack Boots”

Answer 19

High, rigid boots made of heavy leather worn for horseback riding in the latter 1600s.

Question 20

“Modeste”/”Secret”

Answer 20

Upper and lower skirts

Question 21

“Virago Sleeves”

Answer 21

Puffy segmented sleeves.

Question 22

“Whisk”

Answer 22

Wide lace collar or band of linen (worn by women).

Question 23

“Mantua”/”Manteau”

Answer 23

Bodice and Skirt that were sewn together.

Question 24

“Fontange” (France)/ “Comode” (England)

Answer 24

Device women wore on their heads that were held in place by wire supports. Think Jayne Furlong in The Country Wife.

Question 25

“Pantofles”

Answer 25

Heel-less slippers or mules.

Question 26

“Pomander Balls”

Answer 26

Perfume balls worn around women’s waists.

Question 27

“Patches”

Answer 27

Small fabric shapes which were glued to the face to cover skin blemishes and imperfections.

Question 28

“Plumpers”

Answer 28

Small balls of wax worn in the cheeks to give the face a fashionably round shape.

Question 29

“Leading Strings”

Answer 29

Rope-like ribbons worn from the shoulders.

Question 30

“Ribbons of Childhood”

Answer 30

Flat ribbons worn from the shoulders.

Question 31

“Biggins”

Answer 31

Caps that infants wore.

Question 32

“Tailclouts”/”Nappies”

Answer 32

Diapers

Question 33

“Stays”/”Staybands”/”Rollers”

Answer 33

Thick cornered or quilted material that was tied tightly around the body of children. Intended to prevent umbilical hernias or to promote and upright posture.

Question 34

“Carrying Frocks”

Answer 34

Gowns worn by infants

Question 35

“Going Frocks”

Answer 35

Gowns worn by young children old enough to walk.

Question 36

“Pinafore”

Answer 36

Term which derived from the practice of pinning “Going Frocks” to the front or the forepart of the gown.

Question 37

“Muckinder”

Answer 37

Handkerchief pinned to the front of “Going Frocks”

Question 38

“Pudding”

Answer 38

Padded cap worn by toddlers just learning how to walk.