Bezants are not the medieval equivalent. You can find spangles in the renaissance and I believe there are a few medieval extent examples, one where you have bezants and spangles. I only know of the modern differentiation of spangles and sequins but prior to I think the 1930s, both names believe meant the same thing. Musing, I wonder, if in etymology (?) spangled meant strewn with. Or did the Star Spangled banner mean that spangles were used to form stars on the flag he saw? De
-----Original Message----- At 9:44 AM -0500 2/3/07, LLOYD MITCHELL wrote: >I know that we have discussed this in the past but cannot remember a >referrance or definition. In 18th C. embroidery, what is the >difference between spangles and sequins used for additional >embellishment. I have been reading the Mackenzie text for the Wade >collection at Snowshill and she shows embroidery samples that use >both in the same illustration. > >I am preparing a major part of my Collection for auction and have >several pieces of elaborate embellishment that I am trying to >describe. Also, Re the composition of sequins, besides gel, what >might they have been formed from before 1930? Don't know whether this would help, since it's several centuries before your period, but there's a brief discussion of the medieval equivalent at: http://claning.home.igc.org/bezants/bezants.htm -- _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
