> I'm neew to this list and have enjoyed learning a lot of > different things. I do recreating the 1500's. I didn't > realize that they had split drawers in the 16th cen. Do you > have any historical evidence that they had them in the > nobility class in the midto late 1500's, and what they were > made of? I would appreciate any information. Lynn
I'm not an expert on split drawers, but I believe the surviving examples in the 1500s are all Italian (and all decidedly upper-class). They are discussed in either _Moda a Firenze_ or _Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd_ (I'm away from my library so I can't check, sorry! It may be discussed in both...). Another place to look is the Realm of Venus>Library>Drawers - Brache or Calze: The article is: http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/library/drawers.htm Pictures of extant drawers (not all with split legs): http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/library/extdraw.htm http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/library/extdraw1.htm http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/library/extdraw2.htm A while ago, I thought someone from this list went to the Met in NY to look at extant 16th cent. Italian chemises and drawers, but I no longer remember _who_... Hope that helps, -sunny _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
