http://pintura.aut.org/BU04?Autnum=11507&Empnum=0&Inicio=106 Click on the little picture and a new screen comes up, click on that picture and another screen which will allow you to enlarge a bit more then the wikipedia and a bit clearer. From the left of the skirt it appears to be appliqué with embroidery for tacking down the edges and details. This would make sense to have the appliqué instead of reverse appliqué as the use of scrapes was more frugal then cutting out a piece so that the background shows through. I had seen one painting with what appears to be reverse appliqué but the cutout pieces was used on the garment elsewhere.
De -----Original Message----- > It does indeed look like damask to me, also, but I'm not an expert. Also, > the second red "stripe" - it looks to me like it's been laid over the damask > and "reverse appliqued" (design cut out of the red and stitched rather than > the yellow being applied on top of the red). What do you think? It's a > beautiful gown and hope to see pics of the finished product. The gold on these gowns typically depict a gold brocade. As in the metal not a shade of yellow, which is why I tend to go for the damasks bordered in velvet much easier to find good modern alternatives. A reverse applique would be very wasteful of fabric especially in a tiem where the bulk of the cost of a garment was in the material not the making. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Lucas_Cranach_d._%C3%84._038.jpg If you click to get to the larger image you'll see the pattern inside the scroll work on the red is deliberate and made to fit the scrolls. I've been hunting for a clearer image but can't find one tonight. Michaela http://glittersweet.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
