At 17:33 17/05/2007, you wrote:
I think everyone's looking at frame as a generic type
that has never changed. That's not so. Most German Ren
purses are suspended from a single point in the
middle, not from a chain anchored at two points. Not
all, obviously, since the one at the bottom of this
page clearly has two anchor points for a chair. But
that's not the style one commonly sees in the
woodcuts.
What's being asked for is (or should be)something like
this
http://www.curiousfrau.com/Art_Research/pouches.htm
I don't know anyone who makes them, although something
similar can be built on with a plain ring.
I had one made for a customer in brass, a copy of one in the Museum
of London. (I still have it, as he has not collected it.) If anyone
wants photos, I examined a couple of dozen while doing research - I
can scan them if I have e-mail addresses - they are almost all
"skeletons" although they did have one with a velvet bag.
Suzi
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