A brief history of the codpiece: "Within a couple of decades, these loose flaps had morphed into phallic objects of monstrous proportions. Early modern wannabe lotharios would pack their codpieces with horsehair, fabric and straw, sometimes stashing useful items away inside such as handkerchiefs and money. Bartels has even has encountered accounts of their use for storing potpourri, though these were satirical."
How the codpiece flopped
Some codpieces had cute little bows on them.
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