This gorgeous dress is a farthingale without the neck ruff and false sleeves of a complete saya. Even the cloth puffs are of luxurious material.
Keywords: 1540, Vecellio, Queen Catherine of Poland, Habsburg family, Jagiellonowie family, Archduchess, Queen, wavy coiffure, jeweled cap, earrings, necklace, pendant, jeweled open-front partlet, high neckline, jeweled high collar, jeweled fitted bodice, crescent neckline, jeweled rolled long close sleeves, puffed cloth ornaments, contrasting flared cuffs, rings, girdle, pendant chain, down turned waistline, jeweled over-skirt, under-skirt, fan, farthingale