Children's & Infants' Clothing

Images of children, and children&# 39;s clothing, in the Renaissanc e. Includes kids from Denmark, England, Flanders, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain; from peasants & paupers to princes & princesses .

A 15th century baby's outfit inspired by artwork and archaeolog ical finds.

Medieval illustrations and portraits of children; clothing worn by children in the 6th-15th centuries.

Suggestions for late 15th century children's clothing.

Princess Maria was the youngest daughter of Fernando III 'the Saint' (1199-1252 ) king of Castile and Leon, and his first wife Beatrice of Swabia. She died as a girl in 1235 and was buried at the Royal Pantheon at St. Isidore&#3 9;s, León. Her age at death is unknown. This webpage provides an inventory and descriptio n of the clothing in which she was buried.

Instructio ns for making a gown for a small child, based on one of the garments from Herjolfsne s, in Greenland; the pattern layout with measuremen ts is available in a separate document .

An online class from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France on childhood in the Middle Ages. Compares life on farms, life in villages, and the life of noblemen. Many illustrations from manuscripts (largely 14th-15th centuries).

Let's look at some examples of actual period practice, and then apply them to the ultimate living historian' s accessory - your offspring.

Links to artwork demonstrating how women's clothing was modified for pregnancy in the 14th-16th centuries.

Suggestion s on children's clothing for SCA events.

Period and SCA children's clothing.