RE: [h-cost] ancient Egyptian garment

2007-09-26 Thread Sigrid Briansdotter
Perhaps you mean this one? the Textiles in the Petrie Museum Schools' Pack. http://www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk/Textiles%20in%20the%20Petrie%20Museum.doc The museums Teacher's Pack. http://www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk/arabic/Petrie_KS2_Packv_2.doc The Petrie Museum has a picture of the dress online.

Re: [h-cost] ancient Egyptian garment

2007-09-26 Thread Katy Bishop
I found the on-line reference for the beaded dress at the Museum of fine arts in Boston: (or you can search by accession #: 27.1548.1 at http://www.mfa.org/collections/search_art.asp)

Re: [h-cost] ancient Egyptian garment

2007-09-26 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Tuesday 25 September 2007, Sylvia Rognstad wrote: I thought I had saved it but now I can't find the article someone posted about an ancient beaded Egyptian dress that was discovered some time ago. It included a photo of the garment. I wanted to show my class. Anyone have the link, if it

Re: [h-cost] ancient Egyptian garment

2007-09-26 Thread Catherine Olanich Raymond
On Wednesday 26 September 2007, Sigrid Briansdotter wrote: Perhaps you mean this one? the Textiles in the Petrie Museum Schools' Pack. http://www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk/Textiles%20in%20the%20Petrie%20Museum.doc Thanks for posting this! It's a gold mine of information, whether it's what Sylvia was

Re: [h-cost] Frilled-edge veils (was: ruffs on the head?)

2007-09-26 Thread MaggiRos
I've never heard of this woven frilled edge before. I expect it explains the complex but seamless frill on the veil in the Arnolfini Wedding portrait, wouldn't it? http://www.virtue.to/articles/images/1434_arnolfini_lady_sm.jpg or http://tinyurl.com/39cq3c MaggiRos Vikings? What Vikings? We are

[h-cost] Nouveau riche in 1926

2007-09-26 Thread Ruth Anne Baumgartner
Hello the list. A request for some assistance in finding a pattern or a good image. I've been cast in a murder-mystery evening, to take place the night of October 26. The venue is a fabulous mansion on the Connecticut shore, recently restored and elegantly decorated. The mansion was in its

RE: [h-cost] Frilled-edge veils (was: ruffs on the head?)

2007-09-26 Thread Robin Netherton
I've never heard of this woven frilled edge before. I expect it explains the complex but seamless frill on the veil in the Arnolfini Wedding portrait, wouldn't it? http://www.virtue.to/articles/images/1434_arnolfini_lady_sm.jpg or http://tinyurl.com/39cq3c Van Eyck painted a number of

Re: [h-cost] Nouveau riche in 1926

2007-09-26 Thread Lavolta Press
I would suggest some showy (but fake) jewelry in geometric art-deco-styled designs. Rectangular baguette stones are good. Diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, rubies. Filigree settings are also good. Marcasite/rhinestones are good. If you want to splurge a little on some repro jewelry that is

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2007-09-26 Thread Lavolta Press
That website reminds me: Black onyx is very Art Deco. Fran ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] Nouveau riche in 1926

2007-09-26 Thread Ruth Anne Baumgartner
Oh, bless you, Fran. Out comes my marcasite collection! I almost never have an excuse to wear any of the 40 rings and assorted brooches I haven't been able to resist over the years And thanks, Cynthia, for the cigarette suggestion. There's no way we would be permitted to smoke in this

Re: [h-cost] Nouveau riche in 1926

2007-09-26 Thread E House
- Original Message - From: Abel, Cynthia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sources would be 1926 films. Seems like a great chance to get acquainted with Harold Lloyd's films to me! Mmmm, Harold Lloyd. -E Don't need no steenken Chaplin House ___