Jane the Phoole

Jane the Phoole is the Queen of Jesters and has been a Jester to a Queen - Elizabeth I, specifically. Delighting folks with antic folly in 1574 since 1994, Jane is Milwaukee's Official Jester and is a fool for you.

16th-century court jester in a patchwork motley in green, russet, blue and gold wool, with a linen shift and a red linen pudding-cap.
A 16th-century court jester in a brown, lavender, green and fuchsia striped satin motley. A little girl dressed as a fairy in orange and green, with tiny orange wings, examines the jester's motley.
Photo by Ivan Phillips of a 16th-century jester in a blue, green, red, and orange brocade-and-silk motley, juggling three multicolored juggling balls.
16th-century court jester in a blue-and-red brocade gown with green Italianate sleeves, with orange and green silk dagges, a goldenrod shift with redwork embroidery, a blue pudding cap with gold embroidery, and a brick red spotted riding cap with a multicolor coxcomb crown, at a gate at Muncaster Castle in Cumbria, UK.