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