Uh...I don't think it's a matter of cabbaging, if that's a word? ;o) I bet
it's indicative of a fur lining. Several other paintings on that website
depict fur-lined gowns/skirts, and have similar lines on the skirts. We've
talked about something similar before (the painting's one of the ones on the
website, which is what made me think "hmmm.....I wonder...."
--sue (from montana)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan B. Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] short sleeved kirtle {was Princess Elizabeth}
> Quoting Hope Greenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>
> >
> > I agree with you about that multi-panel skirt--fascinating! Here's a
> > bit of a close-up:
> > http://www.uvm.edu/%7Ehag/sca/15th/weyden2.jpg
>
> I've always liked that one. Looks like it was made from The Remnant Bag
> [funny, how all the pieces look alike instead of "patchwork!" :-)] It
> would be an interesting exercise to do some math on that painting and
> come up with a size for those little trapezoids! Let's see, there's
> 2.5 from her waist to her knee so that puts them in the 6-8" tall
> range. Reckon that this skirt *was* produced from the cabbage?
>
> >
> > Though I don't have scans of them, there are a couple non-Italian
> > 15th cent. depictions of women in sleeveless gowns. One was either
> > Netherlandish or German--a woman attending the birth of the Virgin
> > Mary--but I'll have to go look it up.
> >
>
> You'll have to let us know what the paintings are when you get the
> information -- they may be online somewher!
>
> Susan
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