On 9/22/07, Cin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sounds like the one shown in Fashion in Detail, 17th & 18thc, look for > the polychrome embroidery jacket 1610 with the silver lace, silver > spangles & silver braid p16. It's in the V&A not the MFA. Same book, > a less fitted polychrome embroidery jacket on p24. Much more casual > in fit & style. > > This latter one is what I would expect for a dressing jacket or a bed > jacket, where the previous looks too fitted. I would expect the first > in one in Fashion in Detail to be used as an "at home". Pure > speculation.
Same book, Fashion in Detail, 4 more jackets (with color pics of all) Black embroidery on white linen 1620s on p150 Red embroidery on white linen 1620s on p150 Another with black embroidery on white linen 1620s on p150 Polychrome embroidery and silver braid 1620s p148 --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
