Partlet
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A partlet was a 16th-century fashion accessory. The partlet was a sleeveless garment worn over the neck and shoulders, either worn over a dress or worn to fill in a low neckline.
Market woman wearing a black partlet with a white lining over a reddish kirtle, Netherlandish, 1567.
Italian partlet, c. 1490
Tudor partlet, c. 1540–43
Lattice-work partlet worn by Eleanor of Toledo
Pelican Portrait
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The Pelican Portrait is an oil painting of Queen Elizabeth I of England on a wood panel, named for the pelican pendant shown on Elizabeth's breast. It is generally attributed to Nicholas Hilliard, on
Partlet
…Fine partlets made of linen lawn, with small standing collars and ruffles, could be worn directly over a low-necked smock, or over the kirtle. The "Pelican Portrait" of Elizabeth I shows the Elizabethan fashion for matching partlet and sleeves worked with blackwork embroidery. Such sets of partlet and sleeves were…
Nicholas Hilliard Elizabeth I The Pelican Portrait FXD
Detail with pendant
The "Phoenix Portrait"