I believe magenta was one of the aniline dyes invented in the later 19th
century and was named after a battle in Napoleon III's reign - but I assume the
poster was referring to a natural colour approaching that shade.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 15/03/2006 21:49
I always thought that magenta was
I can only think of Rembrandt's portrait of Jan Six.
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/rembrandt/jan_six.jpg.html has links to 2
articles which discuss the significance of the gloves in this picture.
Kate Bunting
Librarian and 17th century reenactor
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 15/03/2006 12:48
What
De: I have understood that even in this period (1410) that there were
bright colors worn, not just sober even among the lower class.
Robin Netherton wrote:
Many period dyes make strong/deep colors, and these would have been
preferred. Perhaps there was something specific to the Teutonic
I received the following letter in reply to my e-mail to the
director. I think it makes the whole situation quite clear.
Thank you for your email to the Director.
The press coverage is misleading, because the Trustees of the VA have
not yet made a decision.
One option is to close the
I keep thinking I've seen this glove before, but I
have seen similar
ones in the portrait of Lady Mary Neville and her
Son Gregory
Fiennes, 10th Baron Dacre (1559)
I had looked at this one too, but couldn't get a close
enough look at it, till I tripped on this site:
My mom was visiting me recently and showed me some tricks for starching
fancy doilies that might help. She said use Stayflo liquid starch, blue
bottle. Make sure to cut the starch in half with water. Soak the fabric or
doilies in the solution. I pinned the doilies to a foam core board with
There's a larger image here:
http://www.tudor-portraits.com/HenryWriothesley.jpg
-E House
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From: Danielle Nunn-Weinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] Glove pic
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:38:00 -0600
Ah ha, Suzi, you've got it!
In a message dated 3/15/2006 2:29:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
May I ask where the 15% increase comes in? The 7.65% Social
Security/Medicare employee portion has already been withheld from her
paycheck, so that will not make a difference in her net pay.
I received the following from the Deputy Director of the V and A
regarding the Theatre Museum.
Thank you for your email to the Director.
The press coverage is misleading, because the Trustees of the VA have
not yet made a decision.
One option is to close the building, but others would
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006, Kahlara wrote:
In reference roughly to 12th - 14th centuries. I have been eyeing a lovely
piece of magenta wool. My herbal book says this color can be attained using
dandelion - the whole plant with no mordant.
1. are there any historical references for this color? I
Some general principles to keep in mind on this. The organization is
trying to cut costs and increase flexibility. (This is a truism:
companies are always trying to cut costs and increase flexibility.)
When you're calculating how much to ask for, add up _all_ the ways in
which the
On Mar 15, 2006, at 4:41 AM, Gail Scott Finke wrote:
In latin: (for those who don't trust translations :-)
Femoralia hi qui in via diriguntur de vestario
accipiant, quae revertentes lota ibi restituant. Et
cucullae et tunicae sint aliquanto a solio quas habent
modice meliores; quas exeuntes in
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006, otsisto wrote:
I have learned to take Wikipedia with a grain of salt. On one of the
lists someone mentioned that he had found flaws with it as anyone can
leave info on a subject. Be it w/scholarly research or not.
Oh, of course, it's not a reliable source for formal
Quoting michaela [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Jerusha said
Also neat! Those could be bows, or flowers, or butterflies, or .
Atcually I have seen the book this was scanned from (I recongise a lot of
the pictures shown on the site from a couple of books I've got my paws on)
and they were
In reference roughly to 12th - 14th centuries. I have been eyeing a
lovely piece of magenta wool. My herbal book says this color can be
attained using dandelion - the whole plant with no mordant.
1. are there any historical references for this color? I know that dandelion
flowers produce a
Greetings--
The under garments should be made of linen that hasn't been dyed. The
outer garments would have been made of wool and have been of sober hues.
Many period dyes make strong/deep colors, and these would have been
preferred. Perhaps there was something specific to the
Ladies Gents,
A quick question, I'm copying the doublet worn by the dashing gent in
Caravaggio's The Fortune Teller now in the Louvre. Both my copy
the original are mustard gold velvet with the chocolate brown racing
stripes and those huge balloon sleeves. At the cuff, which cant be
seen well
My husband is early period, around 1196-1220 time frame. I'm looking for
period references for clothing for a middle class, or nobility (other than
monarchs) from that era. While I have found MANY references to the armor
and surcoats they wore, I haven't found a lot of references to everyday
Ladies Gents,
A quick question, I'm copying the doublet worn by the dashing gent in
Caravaggio's The Fortune Teller now in the Louvre. Both my copy
the original are mustard gold velvet with the chocolate brown racing
stripes and those huge balloon sleeves. At the cuff, which cant be
seen well
Hi Cynthia,
Abraham Bossé the fashion illustrator has made a print of La Gallerie du
Pallais showing ready made cuffs and collars exhibitted in a gallanterie
shop. The Cuffs are open, and i believe they were pinned in place.
Bjarne
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From: Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear List,
I'm reading a diary of a young woman in Virginia in 1787, and she uses the
term great coat for an article of clothing. It is clear from the context
that this is NOT the many-caped, overcoat type garment. I know that coat
could refer to a petticoat, but any ideas as to this
Has anyone order and actually received either of these two books?
Material Culture in London in an Age of Transititon: Tudor and Stuart Period
Finds c. 1450-c. 1700 from Excavations at Riverside Sites in Southwark by
Geoff Egan
ISBN: 190199239X
The Tudor Tailor by Ninya Mikhaila et al
By the way, I've noticed a lot of my posts coming through wy out of
order--apologies to anyone who's gotten confused by the seeming non-sequitors!
-E House
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I ordered the Tudor Tailor. Still waiting on it. They said March 2006
and it is still March...
E House wrote:
Has anyone order and actually received either of these two books?
The Tudor Tailor by Ninya Mikhaila et al (pre-ordered from website)
ISBN: ?
Brilliant notice of mine.
Sorry, i thoaght it was the cuffs you were asking about, not the
sleaves...
Bjarne
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From: Bjarne og Leif Drews [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:36 PM
Subject: Re:
Dear Ann Was,
Greatcoat is just a term of a winter used garment, worn outside of the
jacket. It could be cut just like a jacket, but would be a little bigger, so
that the jacket could be inside it.
Bjarne
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Sent:
In a message dated 3/16/2006 3:39:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Dear List,
I'm reading a diary of a young woman in Virginia in 1787, and she uses the
term great coat for an article of clothing. It is clear from the context
that this is NOT the many-caped,
On Thu, 16 Mar 2006, E House wrote:
Has anyone order and actually received either of these two books?
Material Culture in London in an Age of Transititon: Tudor and Stuart
Period Finds c. 1450-c. 1700 from Excavations at Riverside Sites in
Southwark by Geoff Egan ISBN: 190199239X
This is
When Struensee, a german doctor was excecuted in Copenhagen, the newspapers
wrote that he wore a Viltskur wich is the danish name of a greatcoat made
of fur. His fur coat was made of wolf. It was angle lenght and had a big
collar attached to it according to the print they published of the
At 12:41 PM 3/16/2006, you wrote:
Has anyone order and actually received either of these two books?
Material Culture in London in an Age of Transititon: Tudor and
Stuart Period Finds c. 1450-c. 1700 from Excavations at Riverside
Sites in Southwark by Geoff Egan
ISBN: 190199239X
The Tudor
Boydell Brewer (David Brown Co., in the US) had it out last month.
Arlys
On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:32:17 -0600 (CST) Robin Netherton
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On Thu, 16 Mar 2006, E House wrote:
Has anyone order and actually received either of these two books?
Material Culture in
Could you give the url to David Brown Co for those of us in the US?
Onaree
On 3/16/06, Cynthia J Ley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Boydell Brewer (David Brown Co., in the US) had it out last month.
Arlys
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From: Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED]
When you log into Amazon you can go to a Your Account page, where you
can look at all your orders and see the exact status of each one.
The problem is that someone else ordered it for me. =} I _think_ she's
checked that, but
Wow, that is an awesome painting! I've forgotten how fabulous the old masters,
especially Rembrandt were. Most of the time when folks post a painting for
reference I just look at the article of clothing or details that are being
referenced, but this one just knocked my socks off as a work of
Hi Cin,
The print i talk about is in the italian fashion history book by Mila
Contini, if you would like, i can scan the print for you and send you by
email.
I am not sertan about what you want, a book about doublets? If there was on
i would surely like to know :-)
The cut of mens clothes has
At 20:49 16/03/2006, you wrote:
I ordered the Tudor Tailor. Still waiting on it. They said March
2006 and it is still March...
E House wrote:
Has anyone order and actually received either of these two books?
The Tudor Tailor by Ninya Mikhaila et al (pre-ordered from website)
ISBN: ?
I ordered Material culture in London in an age of transition: Tudor and
Stuart period finds c. 1450 - c. 1700 from Excavations at Riverside sites
in Southwark by Geoff Egan on 10/18/05 from DBBC
The Tutor Tailor is due out in April. I ordered mine 1/30/06 directly
from the author.
I have
Try 1-800-201-7575. I've gotten a real, live person at this number. Good
luck!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Lavolta Press
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 1:59 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] semi-OT: waiting for books
In a message dated 3/16/2006 3:57:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Perhaps it just means the outer most coat, or a long coatwhether it has
multiple capes,or is even heavy wool, or no. Perhaps a long light coat for
fall or spring or riding or traveling. Great
On Thursday 16 March 2006 6:24 pm, Suzi Clarke wrote:
[snip]
E House wrote:
Has anyone order and actually received either of these two books?
The Tudor Tailor by Ninya Mikhaila et al (pre-ordered from website)
ISBN: ?
Ninya Mikhaila has only just received her own copy of the book. They
In a message dated 3/16/2006 8:51:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When Struensee, a german doctor was excecuted in Copenhagen, the newspapers
wrote that he wore a Viltskur wich is the danish name of a greatcoat made
of fur. His fur coat was made of wolf. It was
I'm reading a diary of a young woman in Virginia in 1787, and she uses the
term great coat for an article of clothing. It is clear from the
context
that this is NOT the many-caped, overcoat type garment. I know that
coat
could refer to a petticoat, but any ideas as to this particular usage?
I have always heard that it is the flower or the whole plant that is used in
dyeing not just the root. (Though there is a site online that says you can
get a red from the root).
What color is made, I don't know as I have not gotten into natural dyeing.
One person told me that she achieved an
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