At 14:33 14/11/2006, you wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Wow, that is some really cool information, Melanie. So, does that
> allow you to draw any conclusions about the gable headdress?(
> http://www.tudor-portraits.com/UnknownLady5.jpg)
>
> It almost looks like it could be the same hood, only with the fall(s)
> attached on the bottom instead of the top (and, of course, there
were two falls).
The construction of gable hoods seems to be pretty different from
the French hood, despite their probable common origins. I can't
really speculate about gable hoods (think I'll quit while I'm ahead!).
> I've always thought that if someone made a timeline of images showing
> how the gable and French hood
> headdresses evolved from earlier fashions, it would help us figure
> out what's under there. But then,
> maybe you would need to know what was under there before you could
> make such a timeline.
A timeline can definitely help. I've developed one for the French
hood, and from it I can formulate hypotheses about the layers. I
haven't done the same for the gable, however.
Gable headdresses seem to have been made on a metal wire frame. The
one I made for the Museum of London was based on a copy of the frame
in the museum. There seems to be a French Hood frame there too, but
it's like no French Hood shape I've ever seen. The gable has become
very shabby, as it is in constant use be members of the public, who
will insist on picking off the jewels.
When I made it I had a copy of the Tudor Tailor, but I am afraid I
disagreed with quite a lot of the instructions, and ended up doing
(and re-doing, and re-doing) it until I was happy with the way it looked.
If you want to see it, go here.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/Sistersuzi/Vermeer1.jpg The
Museum took a picture of one of their staff wearing it hence the
title - although how they thought it was of Vermeer's period I don't
know!! (Maybe it resembles the "Girl with the Pearl Earring" painting?)
Suzi
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