Snip!t from collection of Fiona

<p class="justify" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">espite the fact that this term </font>may conjure images of underwear, it is used to describe instances where items of clothing have been deliberately hidden or buried in a building. The evidence for this practice dates back to the Middle Ages.</p> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="15" height="179" width="27%"> <tbody><tr> <td> <p><img src="http://www.concealedgarments.org/information/../images/photos_objects/1aw.jpg" alt="Image of a late 19th/early 20th century hat found in Cupar, Fife with a single leather glove. The hat was found folded in half. It now belongs to the Karen Finch Reference Collection housed at the Textile Conservation Centre" border="1" height="199" width="288"></p> <p class="caption">A late 19th/early 20th century hat found in Cupar, Fife <a href="http://www.concealedgarments.org/information/what_garment.html#glove">with a single leather glove</a>. The hat was found folded in half. It now belongs to the Karen Finch Reference Collection housed at the Textile Conservation Centre. CG2.a</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p class="justify" align="left">Builders, owners or residents appear to have hidden clothing and other objects in the fabric of buildings, intentionally sealing the space afterwards.</p>