Survey of Historic Costume Quiz - Part 4

pomander ball

Perfume placed in a decorated, perforated box shaped like an apple

pantofle

A backless shoe

falling band

A flat collar

mantua

A style of women's dress that was cut in one length from the shoulder to the hem.

mantilla

A veil worn to cover the hair in Spain

When the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy" used the term "macaroni" it was making reference to

American attempts to be fashionable

basque

The extension of bodice below the waistline

lovelock

Fashion in men's hairdressing

Methods of communicating fashion information to consumers of the 18th century included

engraved drawings of fashions, fashion dolls dressed in the latest styles, & advertisements from firms selling fashion items

What was the name in France for the elaborate style of headdress known as a commode in England?

fontage

The lower prices and increases in availability of cotton fabrics in the 1800s were a result of

improvements in the technology for spinning cotton yarns

Which of the following describes the styles in men's clothing that predominated in the first half of the 18th century?

Breeches cut full through the seat, full-skirted outer coats, waistcoats that were almost as long as the outer coat

galosh

Flat-soled overshoe with a toe cap that fits over other shoes to protect them in bad weather

Which of the following statements about 18th century clothing terminology in England is true?

Full dress was the most formal evening dress.

If a young Englishman of the 18th century referred to his uncle as "square toes," he would mean that

His uncle was old-fashioned.

The mistress of King Louis XV of France who was influential not only in politics, but especially in the fine and decorative arts was

Madame Pompadour

The garment worn by small boys in the 17th century consisted of:

NOT petticoat breeches and a doublet

The style that developed in the last half of the 18t h century and was influenced at least in part by the excavations of the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum was called

Neo-classical style

plumpers

Small balls of wax to give the face a fashionably rounded shape

In which of the following countries did members of the royal family continue to wear a farthingale-like garment well into the 17th century even though the style had been abandoned in the rest of Europe?

Spain

guardinfante

Spanish term for the French farthingale

Fashion was especially important at the court of Louis XIV of France because the king wanted to keep his courtiers occupied with fashion and etiquette so that they would have neither the time nor the money to plot against him.

TRUE

The Puritans who settled in Massachusetts in the 1600s wore restrained and simple styles, but did not wear clothing that was radically different in other respects from the clothing of other English people of their time.

TRUE

The political preferences of the two factions in the English Civil War of the 1600s were reflected in their dress, the differences being:

The followers of Charles I dressed in elaborate fabrics, lavishly trimmed in lace, wore long, curling hair, and hats with large brims and feather trim, while the followers of Oliver Cromwell wore simple, unadorned clothing in somber colors.

baroque style

The style in art that is characterized by lavish ornamentation, free and flowing lines, that is massive rather than delicate and which predominated The style in art that is characterized by lavish ornamentation, free and flowing lines, that is massive rather than delicate and which predominated during the end of the 16th century to the middle of the 18th century is known as during the end of the 16th century to the middle of the 18th century is known as

During the 17th century in costume for men, the trunkhose worn over the lower part of the body were replaced by a garment called

breeches

In 1666 King Charles II of England adopted a new garment to replace current styles that he said he would continue to wear for the rest of his life. Did he actually wear only this style for the rest of his life?

no

The wide, garments worn by men at the court of Louis XIV that looked like skirts were called

petticoat breeches & rhinegraves

How might a man of modest means in the 18th century acquire his clothing?

purchase used clothing, join a "breeches club", & save enough money over a period of several years

Toward the end of the Baroque Period, a trend developed that was marked by smaller and more delicate design motifs and showed influences from Chinese and even Gothic styles. This trend is known as

rococo style

Which of the following would have been working class clothing during the 18th century?

short gowns and smocks

Examples of Asian and Middle Eastern influences on styles in costume during the 18th century would include

some of the prints and designs in textiles, men's dressing gown styles, & mantua-style gowns for women

According to Aries, the customary dress of for small boys in the 17th century that was worn between the ages of three and six years originated in

the dress of adult men during the Middle Ages

The availability and interest in cotton fabrics that grew rapidly in Europe and America in the 17th and 18th centuries was a result of

the expansion of trade with India

Which of the following styles are thought to have derived from Middle Eastern styles?

the manteau and the vest

Which of the following were NOT devices used in the 17th century in attempts to have a well groomed appearance?

tweezers to pluck out hair around the forehead so as to have a fashionably high forehead

What was the name of the garment style King Charles II of England adopted In 1666?

vest

The long, broad ribbon-like piece of fabric that hung down from back of the shoulders of children's clothing in the 17th century were

vestigial remains of the hanging sleeves of the adult costume of the Middle Ages