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 > [log in to unmask] >