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Costume > Jerkins

Preferred term

Jerkins  

Definition

  • Close-fitting, hip-length jackets without sleeves, usually collarless and secured with a belt, especially those worn over a doublet during the 16th and 17th cs.; also, similar garments with closures made of woven or knitted cloth or leather and worn during the 20th c. as protective outerwear or to carry equipment by military personnel [AAT, alt.]

Entry terms

  • Justaucorps, jackets

Notation

  • 120672

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-FD2CP91V-C

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