page_title: Ruff (clothing)
hierarchical_section_title: Ruff (clothing)
caption_attribution_description: The "Darnley Portrait" of Elizabeth I of England. It was named after a previous owner. Probably painted from life, this portrait is the source of the face pattern called "The Mask of Youth" which would be used for authorized portraits of Elizabeth for decades to come. Recent research has shown the colours have faded. The oranges and browns would have been crimson red in Elizabeth's time.
context_page_description: A ruff is an item of clothing worn in Western, Central and Northern Europe from the mid-sixteenth century to the mid-seventeenth century. The round and flat variation is often called a millstone collar after its resemblance to that object.
context_section_description: A ruff is an item of clothing worn in Western, Central and Northern Europe from the mid-sixteenth century to the mid-seventeenth century.  The round and flat variation is often called a millstone collar after its resemblance to that object.
caption: Ruff of c. 1575. Detail from the Darnley Portrait of Elizabeth
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