© 1996 Penny Ladnier

Color in Elizabethan Dress

This list of cloth colors used throughout the 16th and early 17th century was compiled by Penny Ladnier (penny.creative.outlets@erols.com), and is excerpted from her paper Color Names Throughout the Centuries. Visit her The Costume Gallery's Online Library for more great costume info.

1500-1580

Documented in: Costume in England: A History of Dress


Documented in "Costume in the Drama of Shakespear and His Contemparies":


1580-1620

Documented in "Elizabethan Costumes from 1550-1580"


Documented in "Costume in England: A History of Dress"


Documented in "Costume in the Drama of Shakespear and His Contemparies":


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