You do often see the big gold chains with this fashion. Personally, I have not been able to find anything even remotely close other than "decorative chain" from the hardware store, and that does not have the right "look" to me.
photos of extant jewelry: http://www.curiousfrau.com/Articles/jewelry.htm I'm currently trying for a middle class/Kampfollower portrayal... so might not have as much in the way of heavy gold jewelry. Also, I personally don't have the money to buy what I think will look "right." I'm *always* on the lookout, though. There are a couple of paintings with that style dress without as much in the way of chains: http://www.abcgallery.com/C/cranach/cranach45.html http://www.st-max.org/images/woodcuts/Kampfrau4.jpg http://www.uni-leipzig.de/ru/bilder/luther/cranac02.jpg -Irmgart On 7/14/05, Bjarne og Leif Drews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > I can understand you would love to make this, but isnt it difficult to get > the jewelry that goes with this fashion, i think about the big gold chains? > They are very important accesories for this fashion? > > Bjarne > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dianne and Greg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 1:35 PM > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: Slashing [was: h-costume added to Gmane] > > > > > >> something along these lines: > >> > > http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/viewOneZoom.asp?dep=11&zoomFlag=0&view > > Mode=1&item=11.15 > >> > > > > Sigh..I love that gown. Absolutely love it. I want it. And there is no way > > I > > have time to make it before Pennsic. > > > > Dianne > > > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
