Most of the paintings I've seen of boys in this time period they are wearing a high neck doublet, with skirts, not the scooped neck of these bodices, so I think these are girls, in matching dresses. Pretty little dresses too
alex On 3/22/06, Lloyd Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ah, but remember that boys of this time period did not wear distinctive > dress until they had been breached! > Kathleen > --- Original Message ----- > From: "Alexandria Doyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:10 PM > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Book on Lace Question > > > I have this one, and it looks like three girls, not the boy and two > sisters > described. I've found a couple of James I family paintings, but not this > one, yet. > > alex > > > > > I got this one to show up that sounds like it might be it, but it's > > > tiny. > > > > http://www.elalmanaque.com/infantil/images/Retratoninasp.jpg > > > > And of course, if would have helped if I'd uncluded the URL! > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
