Leonardo DaVinci has a painting of a lady with a sable; it was the animal. Like a fur-piece. > > From: Tatman <[email protected]> > Date: 2010/11/16 Tue AM 08:32:18 EST > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [lace-chat] 16th century gift of the sable > > Hello fellow historians/lacemakers, > > Since this doesn't have to do with lace, but more of historical measures, I > guess I post this on lace chat. I have a friend who is reading a book that > takes place in the 16th century. As she explains in her email to me below, > the man character is giving a sable as a gift to his lady which she adorns > on her gown. Is this sable the animal or some other accessory/item? From > what I have found so far on the net is that it was a treasure to receive a > sable and to display it on your gown as a status symbol. My friend's email > is below for you to read. > > Your thoughts and explanation of the significance of this ritual would be > appreciated. > > Thanks, > > -- > Mark, aka Tatman > website: http://www.tat-man.net > blog: http://tat-man.net/blog > Magic Thread Shop: http://www.tat-man.net/tatterville/tatshop/tatshop.html > email: [email protected] > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tatmantats > > ------ Forwarded Message > > > Brittany wrote: > > "I have a question for you, and I'm hoping you'll know the answer to it > > because it's driving me insane. I'm reading a book that takes place in 16th > > century England, and the man character keeps speaking of getting sables as > > gifts which she puts on her gowns. I tried looking it up, and the only > > thing I > > can find is fur. Is that what it means or is it something else?" > > ------ End of Forwarded Message > > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. >
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