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
Dear Bjarne,
Sally and I have just had the time to go through the pictures of the Bayreuth
Event you were lucky enough to be able to attend. [You do recall making the
embroidered red-satin belt pouch for her, with the 3 silver lions rampant?
When she wears it at SCA events in the UK, it
There's a black and white picture of this in George Wingfield Digby's
_Elizabethan Embroidery_. It's plate 22B. The jacket or doublet
illustrated on Pl. 22B was given to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts by
Elizabeth Day McCormick. It comes from Kimberley in Norfolk where
Queen Elizabeth
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
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
In a message dated 9/20/07 3:01:25 PM GMT Daylight Time,
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Greetings everyone:
Can anyone recommend a c. 1820's pattern? - quick delivery, fairly accurate,
instructions that are not to hard to follow, yadda, yadda.
I usually draft my own patterns, but I'm tired
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
Thank you for posting this! I have never seen this piece.
Monica
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Susan Farmer
On 9/22/07, Cin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sounds like the one shown in Fashion in Detail, 17th 18thc, look for
the polychrome embroidery jacket 1610 with the silver lace, silver
spangles silver braid p16. It's in the VA not the MFA. Same book,
a less fitted polychrome embroidery jacket on
Alexandria Doyle wrote:
Is that an embroidered jacket or one of the knit ones? The Boston MFA
seems to have several in their collection.
Dawn:
I remember it being white linen, woven and not knit. It was a late
1500's style, I don't remember too much else about it, other than all
the metallic
From: Eva Andersson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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
From: Melanie Schuessler [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There's a
Hi
How 'poofy' would a tradesman's breeches be in the 1st half of the
17th cent in England?
Are the ones in The Cut of Men's Clothing a good rep for one of the
middling sort?
Ta
Carol
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Thank you all for the Hood references. As chance would have it, my stash
for the dolls includes lots of silk velvet, and I know at least one piece is
soft enough at hand to make a very nice hood. The pearl braid I am using has
been harvested from a 'dead' wedding gown. The pearls are paste
Kathleen,
Are there pictures of your dolls online? I love dolls and would really
appreciate seeing your creations.
With regards,
kate
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Not yet. I am now trying to explore a venue for an exhibit. My
concertration is still Historicle costuming, but on a mini scale...not
historicle costuming as practiced by those who generally represent antique
dolls of Historicle note. Original Doll in Original Package with Original
Head,
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