Old Shepherdess Going to Market

Published/Created:
ca. 180 BCE
Date Depicted:
1975
8000 BC - 499 AD
Notes:
A ragged tunica interior fastened on one shoulder. The palla is wrapped at the waist and serves as a blanket at night.
Abstract:
Roman women dress in layers. The tunica intima, the first layer, is an undergarment like a slip. It is made of floor-length rectangles which are sewn together. Some versions have sleeves, others are sleeveless. At home it might be worn by itself. The stola is on top of the tunica intima. Usually sleeveless, it is calf length, cut more narrow than the undertunic, and belted high under the breasts. The instita, a train, is a length of fabric which sometimes is added by tucking it into the belt. The palla, a long rectangular scarf or shawl, is an out-of-doors accessory. Usually with a diadem and veil, it is draped around the body, sometimes over the head.
Topics:
Costume -- Rome -- History -- (LC)
Sculpture -- Roman -- 2nd century BCE -- (YVRC)
Culture:
Roman
Accession Number:
4388-154
Genre:
costume (mode of fashion): clothing (AAT)
sculpture (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Clothing & Accessories
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
Rights:
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Source Creator:
Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen
Source Title:
History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 1
Source Created:
New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975
Call Number:
GT513 +B87 1 (LC)
Orbis Barcode:
39002051938497
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Original Repository:
Rome, Italy: Museo del Palazzo dei Conservatori
OID:
10542850
PID:
digcoll:1800280