Plug (clothing)
The plug is part of women's clothing in the 17th and 18th centuries and in some traditional costumes that date back to this time.
In the early and mid-17th centuries it was part of the bodice , which sometimes opened a little at the front. In order to hide the shirt underneath, a stiffened, elongated triangular piece covered with the bodice fabric, the plug, was tucked under the lacing. More often it could also be made of fur.
The plug retained its function as part of the lace chest until around the middle of the 18th century.
In addition, in the 1680s, parallel to the manteau , a variant developed that belongs to outer clothing : Since the manteau is open at the front, the underwear of the upper body is covered by the plug. It is attached to the corset by means of needles through tabs on the side, then the manteau, also with needles, is pinned to the connector. This plug, which was mostly covered with the fabric of the robe and decorated appropriately (e.g. with metal lace, bows or embroidery) was also worn with the Contouche and remained in fashion until around 1770.
A special form of the 1760s is the Compère , which has the elongated triangular shape of the plug, but is divided into two along the middle and provided with a button closure, while the two halves are sewn to the robe.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Francis Weiss: Snuffkins, Boas and the Croations . In Marco - information from the Fränkische Pelzindustrie Märkle & Co. , approx. 1971, p. 16 (English).