[h-cost] RIP: Catherine Linda Walton
This is to let you know that my wife and member of this group Catherine Linda Walton passed away on the 23rd March. Her funeral is on the 14th April. The breast cancer, which she had about 30 years ago, came back and spread. By the time we realised there was nothing that could be done but keep her comfortable. She died at home, surrounded by her books, with me holding her hand. I know that she really enjoyed being on this group. Thank you and best wishes to all of you. Regards, Chris Rowland - Catherine's husband. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Gold ornaments from C16th hat found on Thames foreshore
Here is a newspaper item with a good photo of the aiglets, beads, etc. found by the 'mudlarks':- http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/dec/23/tiny-tudor-treasure-hoard-found-in-thames-mud It is thought that they all came from one hat, although found by different people at different times, since they match. So pretty ! There is also a link to a Dacre portrait showing such items. Catherine. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Who's still here? & smock question
Hello Susan, I've sent a reply to the list, but it hasn't appeared yet, so I'll copy it below. Catherine. On 18/12/2015 05:10, Susan wrote: Hi all, I'm still here. I get fed up with facebook, and rarely with email lists, so happy to see people. Since you're all here ... I've just gotten interested in english smocks (18th - 19th c ones) and was debating making one. I've requested a bunch of books from the library, and this question might be answered in one of them. But ... Did women wear the traditional smocks? in any era? thanks, Susan c (in seattle) ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume I have the Shire book by Alice Armes, "English Smocks", (9th ed., Dryad Press Ltd., London, 1987). The section on the history of the English smock only refers to men wearing smocks, but there is a later section on the trade emblems embroidered on the smocks includes: "Milkmaids - churns, butter pats, hearts, etc.". An embroidery pattern included with the book is for these symbols. It also says that: "Elaborately decorated smocks were not produced before the middle of the eighteenth century, and they reached their greatest perfection in the early part of the nineteenth century." Two of the illustrations are photographs of smocks in the Victoria and Albert Museum, so their site could be worth a search; others are from county museums, such as the Castle Museum, Nottingham. Catherine. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Mouse-proof underwear
On 17/12/2015 22:28, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote: Ah, I understand now. I thought that "mouse-proof" underwear was underwear that wouldn't be eaten by mice. But apparently Miss Browning's underwear were meant to mouse-proof the wearer. Oh - sorry: I missed the ambiguity. I hope I haven't disappointed too many people? Catherine. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Is h-costume still going? [and mouse proof underwear]
On 17/12/2015 06:17, Carol Kocian wrote: Hi all, Is h-costume still going? [snip] I've been wondering that, too. I found a reference to a lady's "mouse proof" underwear, which piqued my curiosity, but I hesitated to post about it because the list had been so quiet lately. Catherine Walton. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Curious fashion in footwear - c.1869
. . . a spice of wickedness as well as of folly . . . http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28357269 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] 3,300-year-old trousers found in China
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/06/oldest-trousers-found-in-china-mummies ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] New York exhibition: a history of lingerie (pictures)
Intimate Apparel A new exhibition at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology, which opens 3 June, examines the history of underwear, from 18th century woollen corsets to the invention of the modern bra. If - like me - you can't go to see this, here are lots of photos:- http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2014/jun/03/intimate-apparel-a-history-of-lingerie-in-pictures Catherine Walton (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Iron age tunic found in melting snow.
I thought you might like to see the photograph and read the piece about this complete tunic found in melting snow in Norway. It is thought to have been made between 230 and 390 AD. (There were also some archery equipment from a much earlier period revealed as the snow retreats.) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23849332 This is just a press release about two papers in the Journal of Antiquity, to which some of you may have access. Marianne Vedeler, of the University of Oslo, is the author of article about the tunic. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Sir Edmund Verney's gold doublet
If you've read Tinniswood, then perhaps you will also know the four-volume book, The Memoirs of the Verney Family by Frances Parthenope Lady Verney, (1892, 1970)? If not, then you may like to look up page 125, where there is a little piece about Sir Ralph Verney's tailor's bills for 1632-33, and the fine clothes he and Sir Edmund Verney had when they served at the king's coronation in Edinburgh. I presume that the gold doublet might have been one of the items he wore there. Unfortunately, although there are many quotations in the book, there are not many details about this event. The Introductory Note speaks of two publications by a Mr Bruce, edited papers for the Camden Society, in 1845 and 1853, and of course there may well be more recent research, but I'm afraid I'm not familiar with any of it. The frontispiece is a photograph of a portrait of Sir Edmund Verney, then at Claydon House, but I have not been able to find a modern reproduction. The caption in the book reads: Sir Edmund Verney, Kt. From a picture painted in Spain, at Claydon House. 'Over the door of the Print-room is the picture of Sir Edmund Verney, Kt. Marshall, with short hair' -- mentioned in all the lists. Sir Edmund disliked this portrait of himself, and it was marked, 'done in Spain -- unlike'. Rich in colouring, sash green and gold, the sleeves a dark red over white. Hoping this is of interest, Catherine Walton. On 14/01/2013 09:34, Kate Bunting wrote: Wow - stunning! (and exactly the period I'm interested in.) I've read the book The Verneys by Adrian Tinniswood, which is about the family in the 17th century. What a remarkably wide neckband the doublet has. Of course the fashionable look was to have the collar close up to the throat, but you never see the neckband uncovered in pictures to realise quite how high it was. Kate Bunting Librarian 17th century reenactor Derby, UK ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Sir Edmund Verney's gold doublet
To wish everyone on this list a bright New Year, I'm sending you this link to a photo of a brilliant garment, which I came across recently by some serendipity:- exhibition of Sir Edmund's gold doublet, circa 1633 http://www.thesandells.net/2012/WarwickBuckinghamMarch/godldoublet.html It can be seen at Claydon House http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/claydon/ And I'd like to thank everyone for all their intriguing and wise contributions over the years. It's because of the many things I've discovered and the approaches to analysis I've learned that I'm now enjoying my first year as a student of art history at Oxford University. You're all wonderful ! Catherine Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Sir Edmund Verney's gold doublet
Me too! (I expect that almost all such work is done by volunteers, so we must forgive.) Catherine. On 13/01/2013 19:58, Emily Gilbert wrote: I'm charmed that this photo is titled Godl Doublet! Emily ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] red for marriage dress
just for comparison, here's a short item from my newspaper today about changes in the use of red in China, where wedding gowns used to be red Catherine Linda Walton (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). Color red takes on new meanings in modern China | World news | The Guardian = The Associated Press http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10532906 The color red has long had special significance in China, symbolizing health, wealth and good wishes. Newlyweds and children are presented with gift money tucked inside red packets, brides traditionally wear red gowns at their weddings, and celebratory fireworks always come wrapped in red paper. That made the color a perfect fit for the Communist movement. Its red army and a sea of red flags and banners came to characterize both cities and countryside following the success of the 1949 revolution. However, in the more than three decades since the death of revolutionary leader Mao Zedong and the jettisoning of orthodox Marxism, red has taken on different meanings and contexts, some ancient, some very modern, finding its way into home furnishings, luxury items, clothing, and leisure goods, as well as the restored vestiges of Beijing's imperial heritage. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
