Chaperone (headgear)
Young man with chaperone, painting by Sandro Botticelli
The chaperon (from French , [ ʃapˈʀɔ̃ ]) is a headgear that was worn by women and men in the Middle Ages and emerged from a hood with a long, drooping tip, the Gugel .
Chaperon rouge stands for Little Red Riding Hood in French .
In the 19th century, older people were also called chaperones , and they were given to young women as protective companions.
literature
- Susan Downs Reed: From Chaperones to Chaplets. Aspects of Men's Headdress 1400-1519 . Master's Thesis, University of Maryland 1992 ( full text ).
Web links
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