Or even the 19th C? The overall scrolling of the fleur de lis design with the addition of some beading would place this for me, in the 1870s/80s.
Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Jurancich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 4:38 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Mystery Bag > At 01:03 PM 2/19/2006, you wrote: > >Kathy Page wrote: > > > >>http://ca.geocities.com/absynthe30/avatars/M91_165.jpg > > > >I've looked at dozens of bags in the past two weeks but can't recall > >that one, sorry. It does look more 17th century (mid-late?) to me > >than 16th, though. It's metal embroidery, it's symmetrical, there's > >that stylized scrollwork and leaves... I'm in the process of trying > >to make one myself. > > > >Dawn > > Could it be 19th century? Part of the Renaissance/medieval revival > fashion? Those really heavy tassels look overdone for the 16th-17th > century to me. > > > Joan Jurancich > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
