I had asked Lynn McMasters and she says that it is based off an Italian portrait. http://lynnmcmasters.com/LadyM.html in color and a wee bit larger. http://tinyurl.com/yt6hg9
Now it could be something like this http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angelo_Bronzino_002.jpg with a caul but it is hard to tell. "The Mode in Hats and headdresses might also be of help. Wilcox has a few pillbox drawings from this period. Usually you can find a matching portrait to her drawings if you look around. I have seem many 18C matches in my Turban research. You can see all her drawings from that book on line. http://gallery.villagehatshop.com/gallery/chapter9 She does use different names for what is basically the same thing; Pillbox, Calotte (cap) and velvet bonnet. Maybe that is what people are having trouble with. Lynn" De _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
