Re: [h-cost] What colors were used Charles du Blois Purpoint?

2009-06-01 Thread Saragrace Knauf
Subject: Re: [h-cost] What colors were used Charles du Blois Purpoint? The buttons down the front are mixed - the one at the very top is flat, the next bunch are balls as are the ones on the sleeves. The ones from about the waist to the bottom of the pourpoint are flat like the one at the top. I

Re: [h-cost] What colors were used Charles du Blois Purpoint?

2009-06-01 Thread Marie Stewart
I have always suspected that the button shape was related to the weight distribution of the armour. Bridgette ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume

Re: [h-cost] What colors were used Charles du Blois Purpoint?

2009-06-01 Thread Althea Turner
From: ail...@neo.rr.com To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] What colors were used Charles du Blois Purpoint? The buttons down the front are mixed - the one at the very top is flat, the next bunch are balls as are the ones on the sleeves. The ones from about the waist

Re: [h-cost] What colors were used Charles du Blois Purpoint?

2009-06-01 Thread otsisto
the idea that he might wear some sort of armor on top of it - the flat buttons being more comfortable than the round...but I have not a clue otherwise. Thanks, Sg Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 00:37:56 -0400 From: ail...@neo.rr.com To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] What colors were

Re: [h-cost] What colors were used Charles du Blois Purpoint?

2009-06-01 Thread Saragrace Knauf
Thanks! From: alt...@alfalfapress.com To: h-cost...@indra.com; h-cost...@indra.com Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 10:08:51 -0500 Subject: Re: [h-cost] What colors were used Charles du Blois Purpoint? My notes are at home, but I seem to remember that the pourpoint was made of silk damask fabric

Re: [h-cost] What colors were used Charles du Blois Purpoint?

2009-06-01 Thread Debloughcostumes
The buttons at waist level are flat probably because some sort of belt was worn over it, as depicted in many illustrations of the period. Not certain about the top one - although it's been suggested that it was replaced at some point in its life - possibly while still in the hands of its

[h-cost] What colors were used Charles du Blois Purpoint?

2009-05-31 Thread Saragrace Knauf
Now that I have some really great close ups of the fabric, does anyone now what color(s) it was supposed to be? Thanks, Sg From: wickedf...@msn.com To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Really close up of Charles du Blois Purpoint? Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:40:08 -0700 I was asked today to

Re: [h-cost] What colors were used Charles du Blois Purpoint?

2009-05-31 Thread otsisto
http://tinyurl.com/mkzpm9 http://gambesons.com/design Interesting, this shows that the buttons down the front are not the same shape as the ones on the sleeve. http://tinyurl.com/mj4bws this has a pattern. De -Original Message- Now that I have some really great close ups of the

Re: [h-cost] What colors were used Charles du Blois Purpoint?

2009-05-31 Thread Ailith
The buttons down the front are mixed - the one at the very top is flat, the next bunch are balls as are the ones on the sleeves. The ones from about the waist to the bottom of the pourpoint are flat like the one at the top. I can't imagine why they're like that. Kate otsisto