Oh, that's too lovely! I'm sure my dog would love a silk ribbon!
Thank you!
Lauren
On Oct 7, 2006, at 4:42 AM, Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote:
Dear Lauren,
In galleries des modes et costumes francaise i have seen one lady
walking the dog. She has a silk ribbon tied to the collar band of
the dog. A matching ribbon to her dress off cause.................
Bjarne
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lauren Walker"
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Subject: [h-cost] OT: 18th C dog leash
So, I am taking my dog to an 18th-century re-enactment. Usually I
put a black leather collar and leash on her for those events, but
this time we might need to be more historically accurate than
that -- the spring-snap hook on the leash is definitely a modern
convenience, and I don't know anything about 18th century harness
hardware. I have just started squinting at 18th C pictures with
dogs in them, but the connection between collar and leash is
pretty much obscured. It does look like leash and collar are
usually the same material, whether leather or rope. I'm wondering
if maybe they used something like the modern show lead -- a leash
with a ring at one end, you slip the other end through the ring
and voila, instant slip collar. Since Alexander Pope was writing
verses to attach to dog collars, I must assume there *were*
separate collars -- but can anyone tell me how the leashes might
have been attached? Yes, I see that they could just have been
tied on, but if you own dogs you will understand why I think this
was probably not the method of choice. Does anybody actually
*know* how leashes were hooked to collars before the spring-
loaded snap hook?
If I can't figure this out in time I can always just tie a rope
to the leather collar. My dog has a lot of fur; I can hope that
it will obscure the worst anachronisms.
Thanks!
Lauren
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