Definitely black. In looking at hundreds of portraits and text
references from the 16th c., I came across only a very very few
images and references to hoods of another color. The bags that
Kimiko mentioned are only seen on portraits of girls, and generally
in France. The young Elizabeth would have been wearing a black
velvet or silk hood, possibly with sewn-down knife pleats down the
back. The fall of the hood should be flat, narrow (the width of the
head), and rounded at the bottom. Many theatrical patterns have a
flared veil in the back in the shape of a half-circle or similar, but
there is no evidence for this shape that I've found.
As Kimiko suggests, velvet may not work well in doll scale, so a nice
silk or silk-like fabric (like taffeta) might serve you better.
Melanie Schuessler
On Sep 21, 2007, at 3:27 PM, LLOYD MITCHELL wrote:
I am continuing my retirement by creating historical costumes in
minature for a standing line of willing, naked dolls. Queen Maude
(of Norway circa1906-1938) can bee seen in Doll Craft/Costuming,
issue for November 2007, along with Queen MarieAntoinette. Have
also been having a wonderful time recreating for Maude from the new
Poiret catalogue from the Met. (Also the "Wardrobe of Queen Maude
of Norway")
The latest project is trying to evoke the Holbein portrait of
Elizabeth I,( Kestner Gibson Girl Repro). All goes well; have been
leaning heavily on Hunnisett for the gown;(magically, the patterns
of her books are just the size for the doll, so I only need to
calculate skirt yardage.) But for the French hood...Would the veil
on the back have been Black or would there have been another color
suggested for a young girlof 13 yrs.? And, would this have been
velvet as is suggested as the right fabric for the period?
Next in line is Eleanor of Toledo. Got a marvelous fabric for the
Branzino portrait on line last week. I will be using a lovely
parian repro of the Grape Lady for that model. Her face and stance
is so placid and partrician!
Kathleen
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