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  1. @histodons @histodon

    This verse of the #17thCentury #Ballad 'Christmas Lamentation' condemns the use of starch (yellow or otherwise) for setting #ruffs and other linens – using a foodstuff for decorating clothes has pushed up the price of corn (wheat) , causing a #costofliving crisis.

    youtube.com/watch?v=LCNuQiv-3R

    #earlymodern #17thCenturyClothing #FashionHistory #HistoryofFashion #earlymusic #SeventeenthCentury #SeventeenthCenturySong