>I have received some close up photos of the portrait i am going to make the >dress from, and i have uploaded to my webpage, mind the big files! http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/br.htm >Am i right to suggest that this could be a small wheelfarthingale? >To me the angle of the bodice - skirt is nearly 90 degrees. >Its not possible to see because of both hands covering the area, but i would >make a pleated frill on top of the wheel? Am i >quite wrong with this, please let me know what you think: >Comments most welcome and greatly apreciated. >Portrait painted in 1614 and Denmark was a little behind new fashions.
Bjarne, Looks like a wheel to me. Wheels came in many sizes. There's a 16th c quote in Norah Waugh citing a woman wearing one 4 feet across. (Raise your hand if you think someone was exaggerating!) FWIW, I've now done 3 drum farthingale gowns. While the edge of the farthingale is hidden by her elbows, I suspect it will be sharper rather than round. The padded roll over the conical farthigale will not give the right-angle effect that I also see in this picture. Part of that effect is created by the pinned ruffled edge and a sufficiently stiff fabric. My personal penchant is for stiff taffeta (sarceonet, in England). I've not looked at many Danish outfits; my knowledge comes exclusively from the English & French sources. There are drums where the skirt hangs vertically and drums where the lower edge kicks out as in this one. In my vile experiments, a barrel-shaped hoop creates that slight angled-out, whereas the "Esperduccati" style appliance, leaves the skirt to hang vertically unlike this picture. Who is the lady in the painting? I covet her jewelry! --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
