they look like tassels connected to the network over her chemise. the original hootchie-cootchie dancer? LynnD
*snort* You forgot the drink warning on that one . . . They look like tassels to me. I'm not a religious iconography expert, but I bet she's supposed to be Mary Magdalen, and that would be Mary in the black robes and white headdress. No idea who the third woman in back is. I wouldn't count on her clothing being too accurate. It looks a little "exotic" for the time and place of the painting. By comparison, there's the donors in front in the fur-lined robes. Dawn Yes, well, the 'exotic' is kind of what drew me to it. Now that folks have mentioned tassels, it does look more like that than pearls. The treatment is similar on this dress, with cords hanging down rather than tassels though. Portrait of Dorothea Meyer, née Kannengiesser 1516 by Holbein the younger http://www.wga.hu/art/h/holbein/hans_y/1518/3meyer2.jpg Good luck Annette Thanks! I hadn't gotten that far yet. My thanks to all who answered, this list rocks! Kate McClure Off to make some tassels . . . _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
