Sleeve focus thread

[Linda]

... That one seems special, polkadots and all. ...

Polkadots are something very special in the Middle Ages. They would refer to a non-Western culture.

In Medieval Europe, the pattern was initially seen as very unpleasant, representing disease and impurity. Meanwhile, in Non-Western cultures, dots are viewed as symbols of male virility and magic.

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Thanks, that is interesting, i was thinking it would be non european, i kind of had egypt in mind for her although i have no reason beyond my interpretation of the ages, and she being one of the last clothed nymphs, i think they are all naked from there on.

A quick look just now finds a dress with one sleeve in the inset and a pattern approaching dots in another. A possibility maybe?