However Holly,
        Consider Henry VIII's armour. He went the other way - as
he grew he had a larger carapace to house his ample frame. In fact armour
is not a bad medium to consider on the topic of stature. There are many
fine collections around the world and most are well documented - ask the
registrars/collection managers.
 
Yours Bill Billett, Curator Arms & Armour, Scienceworks - Museum of Victoria.
 
  On Mon, 20 Feb 1995, Holly Trimper wrote:
 
> >Clothing survival is not representative of stature (adolescent
> >clothing disproportionately saved)
>
> Also remember that larger clothes were continually taken in and hemmed and
> altered to fit smaller and smaller members of a family(-ies) as the material
> wore out and the garments became shabbier.  (At least that's what my
> registrar boss told me once.)  So not only are adolescent clothes
> disproportionately saved but adult clothing may not remain in its original
> form(s).
>
> Holly Trimper
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