Costume History Proficiency Study Sheet
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Multiple choice test
Periods in order: Egyptian
through 1900-Beyond
Intro Vocabulary
Matching item to period
Terms (some of them are
here…but not all)
o Cod piece
o Kalisiris
o Mantle
o Jerkin
o Chasuble
o Mappa
o Chaperon
o Caligula
o Plumpers
o Schenti
o Dundreary whiskers
o Shirtwaist
o Leg o mutton
o Camica
o Night rail
o Mantellette
o Fontange
o Falling band
o Liripipe
o Panniers
o Umbo
o Sinus
o Fichu
o Chlamys vs. Chlamis
Picture identification
Functions of dress in society
Reasons we wear clothes
Basic sketching (heads and
shape of body)