Betagte Frauen zu Danzig, aus Der Dantzger Frawen und Jungfrawen gebreuchliche Zierheit und Tracht, Anton Möller, 1601

Elderly women. In danzig, the old matrons / walk around in cowhide fur / all spotted all around / and it is a costume from ancient times. From: the danzig women and young women's usual adornment and costume / as seen today. Quote: "it seems that noble people wore their fur on the outside at this time, which was not otherwise the case. Because until the end of the 19th century, fur was only used as lining. The fur trimming of individual items of clothing was all the more plentiful. This seems to have been an exception only possible for the higher classes. " (ermine fur models). Date: 1601.