Could be either, I think. Slashing wasn't exactly unknown on woven fabrics <g>, but there are a couple of doublets in _Patterns of Fashion_ that are made, at least in part, of suede and/or leather. It could be velvet or another piled fabric, or really, really nice wool (given that this fellow isn't an aristocrat), OR leather. Think you'd have to experiment with drape and whatnot.... --Sue
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lonnie D. Harvel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 6:26 AM Subject: [h-cost] Greetings and question about a painting > > Greetings! > > I am new to the list. I have a BFA in a theater from the University of > Georgia (US) in both performance and costume design. I went on into > computer science, but have continued costuming, mostly in community > theater settings. > > I have a question about the fabric/material used in the Beham "Portrait > of a Man", German/Bavarian, 1529. My original guess was a velvet, but > looking closer at the image, especially the cut-work in the trim and > collar, I have begun wondering if this was a suede of some kind. I am > curious as to what fabrics would be likely. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
