For and against a linen kirtle

Arguments against and for the linen garment from Rauma being a kirtle/bodiced petticoat and not a smock:

Against: It's linen and, as Pylkkänen says, there are later examples of smocks with a waist seam.
The fact that the bodice is from finer twill and the skirt from a coarser tabby is much like smocks from the 18th and 19th century.

For: On the other hand, there are examples of bodice and skirt being of different fabric on kirtles/bodiced petticoats in the 16th century (Tudor Tailor p 36).
The estimated hem width of the garment is 4,5 metres, which is very wide for a smock; unnecessary wide. The skirt is also pleated to the waist (from gored pieces), which isn't common on the later smocks with waist seams.

Baby on its way!

My ex and his wife just went to the hospital since her contractions are regular and frequent. I am a little excited and hoping with all my heart that everything goes well. There is of course no reason why it shouldn't but still; I get more nervous when others are giving birth, probably because I'm less busy :)
So now the twins are on their way home to us one week early. Which is good too, since I miss them. The only bad thing is that they probably are disappointed that our common barbecue evening at Andreas' and Karin's place on their birthday on Sunday won't happen.