Tassel coat
The tassel coat was an outer garment that belonged to the medieval clothing of women and men.
The tassel coat was worn in the 13th and 14th centuries and was made of wool or silk . In summer it was lined with contrasting silk and in winter with fur . Either the jacket was directly by knotting the two located on the chest side Tasseln or Tesseln ( tassels closed) or he had a mostly of leather made lacing, the so-called Tasselschnur that the located on both sides of the jacket chest Tasselscheiben , ornate disc-shaped buttons with Eyelets . Decorative applications were also found in contemporary images. So-called belt stretchers and decorative fittings, such as those shown in the sculptures of the clever and foolish virgins in Magdeburg Cathedral, were used as decorations on tassel coats and waist belts.
The sculpture of the Bamberg rider in Bamberg Cathedral also wears a tassel coat.
In the 14th century, the tassel coat developed into the nuschen coat , which was not closed by knotting tassels, but by a brooch ( nush ) at the level of the collarbone .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Edith Ennen : Women in the Middle Ages. 6th edition. CH Beck, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-406-37799-8 , p. 191.