Source: CUNNING, Valerie, C.W. CUNNINGTON and P.E. CUNNINGTON (2010), The Dictionary of Fashion History, London, Berg, p. 100.
Digital source of illustration (retrieved 8 July 2016).
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Hand ruffs are attached to the cuff of a shirt or chemise worn by both men and women. Hand ruffs were popular from about AD 1560 to 1650. They were often decorated using embroidery, lace and/or spangles, often in the same manner as the main ruff worn around the neck. During the sixteenth century the term ‘ruffles’ was regarded as synonymous with hand ruffs.
Source: CUNNING, Valerie, C.W. CUNNINGTON and P.E. CUNNINGTON (2010), The Dictionary of Fashion History, London, Berg, p. 100.
Digital source of illustration (retrieved 8 July 2016).
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