Re: [h-cost] Re: Re: Elizabethan Dressing Jackets
Again they only show the back of it, and in this lighting you can't see how magnificently metallic it is. The museum now dates it to 1610-1615. There's a color picture of the front in Adolph Cavallo's Needlework. Unfortunately you can't see the metallic-ness in that photo either but the jacket is being worn by a mannequin which may also be wearing a matching coif. I'm not sure about the coif, not with my books right now. --lisa ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re: Re: Elizabethan Dressing Jackets
However, one of the pieces they reference might be. There's an embroidered jacket in the Boston MFA, done in silver and gold thread instead of multicolored, believed to have belonged to Elizabeth I. I remember seeing it several times when I was a student there. Unfortunately, I have never found a picture of it, in any book or online, since. I wonder if it is even still on display, given that it was 20 years ago. It was exquisite, and so tiny, looked like it was made for a 12 year old girl. Dawn I'm quite positive that one is shown in Blanche Payne's: History of Costume from 1965. Including a pattern diagram. But I may be remembering totally wrong of course. /Eva ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: Re: Elizabethan Dressing Jackets
Eva, You are correct! I didn't remember that one, but there it is. And a pattern as well with some interesting notes on construction. Good catch, Melanie On Sep 22, 2007, at 2:23 AM, Eva Andersson wrote: However, one of the pieces they reference might be. There's an embroidered jacket in the Boston MFA, done in silver and gold thread instead of multicolored, believed to have belonged to Elizabeth I. I remember seeing it several times when I was a student there. Unfortunately, I have never found a picture of it, in any book or online, since. I wonder if it is even still on display, given that it was 20 years ago. It was exquisite, and so tiny, looked like it was made for a 12 year old girl. Dawn I'm quite positive that one is shown in Blanche Payne's: History of Costume from 1965. Including a pattern diagram. But I may be remembering totally wrong of course. /Eva ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: Re: Elizabethan Dressing Jackets
Quoting Eva Andersson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Dawn said: However, one of the pieces they reference might be. There's an embroidered jacket in the Boston MFA, done in silver and gold thread instead of multicolored, believed to have belonged to Elizabeth I. I remember seeing it several times when I was a student there. Unfortunately, I have never found a picture of it, in any book or online, since. I wonder if it is even still on display, given that it was 20 years ago. It was exquisite, and so tiny, looked like it was made for a 12 year old girl. I'm quite positive that one is shown in Blanche Payne's: History of Costume from 1965. Including a pattern diagram. But I may be remembering totally wrong of course. Blanche calls it a doublet. Pattern #4, page 543. Figure #334 -- only shows the back. Courtesy the Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection) -- no other accession/item number. Text: The Boston Museum of Fine Arts is the proud possessor of the golden doublet presented to Elizabeth about 1578 (Fig. 334 and Draft 4). The fabric of the doublet is fine, firm white linen, obviously from the loom of a superior weaver. The surface is covered with gold and silver embroidery in an endless scroll design enclosing a stylized flower. The background is thiclky sewed with minute gold sequins. Gold lace finishes the lower edge. The doublet is breathtaking in its gleaming splendor and awe-inspiring in its historical implications. Almost 400 years old, it is in near-perfect condition, a real sixteenth-century masterpiece. Actual measurements of the doublet indicate that the queen was a small person but her grand manner left no such impression. (p. 315). Susan - Susan Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Division of Science and Math http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re: Re: Elizabethan Dressing Jackets
Susan Farmer wrote: Quoting Eva Andersson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm quite positive that one is shown in Blanche Payne's: History of Costume from 1965. Including a pattern diagram. But I may be remembering totally wrong of course. Blanche calls it a doublet. Pattern #4, page 543. Figure #334 -- only shows the back. Courtesy the Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection) -- no other accession/item number. I finally found it on the web site: http://www.mfa.org/collections/search_art.asp?recview=trueid=116779coll_keywords=woman%27scoll_accession=coll_name=coll_artist=coll_place=coll_medium=coll_culture=englishcoll_classification=Costumescoll_credit=coll_provenance=coll_location=coll_has_images=coll_on_view=coll_sort=2coll_sort_order=0coll_view=0coll_package=0coll_start=51 Accession number: 43.243 Again they only show the back of it, and in this lighting you can't see how magnificently metallic it is. The museum now dates it to 1610-1615. I wonder if they disproved the connection to Elizabeth I, who died in 1603. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
RE: [h-cost] Re: Re: Elizabethan Dressing Jackets
Thank you for posting this! I have never seen this piece. Monica -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dawn Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 11:25 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Re: Re: Elizabethan Dressing Jackets Susan Farmer wrote: Quoting Eva Andersson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm quite positive that one is shown in Blanche Payne's: History of Costume from 1965. Including a pattern diagram. But I may be remembering totally wrong of course. Blanche calls it a doublet. Pattern #4, page 543. Figure #334 -- only shows the back. Courtesy the Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection) -- no other accession/item number. I finally found it on the web site: http://www.mfa.org/collections/search_art.asp?recview=trueid=116779coll_ke ywords=woman%27scoll_accession=coll_name=coll_artist=coll_place=coll_me dium=coll_culture=englishcoll_classification=Costumescoll_credit=coll_pr ovenance=coll_location=coll_has_images=coll_on_view=coll_sort=2coll_sor t_order=0coll_view=0coll_package=0coll_start=51 Accession number: 43.243 Again they only show the back of it, and in this lighting you can't see how magnificently metallic it is. The museum now dates it to 1610-1615. I wonder if they disproved the connection to Elizabeth I, who died in 1603. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
