-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of otsisto Sent: Monday, 15 June 2009 6:17 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Tudor Lady's Wardrobe Pattern, Now taking pre-orders!
This pattern appears to be Early Tudor, pre 1550s. I had thought that the farthingale came into play in England about the 1550s. The Spanish and some Italian states had the farthingale in 1540s. . Example of 1528-30 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gablehood_front-back_c1535.jpg There doesn't seem to be a farthingale. Anne of Brittany http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/bilimoff/images/anne-de-bretagne.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Anne_de_bretagne.jpg Note: Reconstructing History has a pattern for early and late Tudor http://tinyurl.com/nnz7jo Note the figure on the right is wearing early Tudor, similar to Margo's pattern. De _______________________________________________ I would say this pattern covers roughly the 1520s-1550s (in England, French fashions were slightly different) I would be hesitant to use it for the earlier 1490s-1510s period as I suspect the bodice was quite different not just the sleeves (the neckline definitely looks very different) Evidence for the farthingale is clear in portraits from the 1540s (end of Henry VIII's reign) and 1550s (Edward VI and Mary I reigns) E.g. Catherine Parr http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/sca/tudor/kparr.jpg (Henry VIII's 6th wife) Princess Elizabeth c.1545 http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/sca/tudor/kideliz.jpg And Queen Mary http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/sca/tudor/blackmary.jpg It may even have been around in the 1530s see Jane Seymour c.1536 http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/sca/tudor/redjane.jpg (the skirt is laying very smooth, which suggests some sort of support, but if it is a farthingale it's quite narrow) Like I said a farthingale is necessary for court wear of the 1540s and 1550s Once you get into the 1560s and Elizabeth is on the throne this style of dress largely disappears. Elizabeth ------------------------------- Elizabeth Walpole Canberra, Australia http://magpiecostumer.110mb.com/ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
