I love Frog closures too but they don't seem to be standard on English Elizabethans. However, there is a painting of Elizabeth in a white dress with frogs, labeled "Polish Dress" and one of the fameous ones where she is much older, holding gloves, the dress of a light color with orange frogging (?). Then there is one of the Russian ambassadors. I believe they are of Chinese origin, but spread west and north by our pre-16th Century date.
Gadget!? From Folkwear? Avarice rears its expensive head. Wanda > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of S Young > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 12:47 AM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Elizabethan frog closures > > > I always thought frog closures were a chinese invention? Learn > something new > everyday! > > Sidney > > > On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 4:23 AM, Julie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I made a coat dress/Spanish Surcoat which has frogs up the whole front > > opening. I'm trying to get documentation on the use of frogs > in Elizabethan > > England. There are a couple of pictures in Janet Arnold. Does > anyone have > > some links to either portraits or other primary type docs showing use of > > frogs and/or how the specific ones shown were tied? > > > > I'm using some very clever doo dads carried by FolkWear for tying these > > frogs. Much easier than just on a macrame board. I can't find period > > pictures of exactly what I'm doing, but will settle for close <G>. > > > > Thanks > > Julie in Ramona (San Diego) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
