I'm looking at the funeral clothing of Dona Maria from 1235 in Spain. Here's a
link to what I'm talking about:
http://museodeltraje.mcu.es/index.jsp?id=319ruta=3,316
I've found a few articles online and even got a nice little article from the
library at the museum where they are displayed.
The
Her mother was Elisabeth/Beatrice of Swabia, d. 1235. The museum's website
says she died a few days before her mother, which suggests complications
due to childbirth. I found a Wikipedia entry that says she died in
infancy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_of_Swabia so you're
probably
Can you please include a link to the restorer photo? It does not
appear on the page of the Infanta Maria clothing. I clicked a bunch of
stuff but could not find it (and I do read Spanish).
==Marjorie
On Jan 19, 2012, at 8:45 AM, Mary wrote:
I'm looking at the funeral clothing of Dona Maria
This topic is really interesting. My great grandmother, post Victorian and a
very conservative dresser, wore a red winter petticoat. I believe it was
flannel. When I was young I though that it was amazing and wanted one of my
own. I wonder how ideas and colors of underpinnings have changed.
My grandmother was convinced that, although flannel was warmer than other
kinds of fabric for underthings, the warmest flannel was red. Something in
the color insured that it was better for winter than any other color of
flannel. It could even be plaid, but it HAD to be mostly red. She had a
large
The image of the restorer leaning over the sleeveless dress is in this article:
http://www.diariodeleon.es/noticias/afondo/el-tesoro-de-hija-del-rey-santo_273988.html
(This article links to a couple of others about these garments.)
My forearm is16 inches. That would make the stripes about 2.5
This was forwarded to another list I'm on, and I thought it would be of interest
Annette Wilson
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Date: Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 3:04 AM
Subject: [MEDTC-DISCUSS] English Version of Kleidung im Mittelalter
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Red flannel was believed to be warmer, I believe, maybe because of the
color. Or maybe flannel originally only came in red, so the tradition was
established that way.
Sharon C.
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Russians have considered red as a woman's Colorado, and was good luck for
special garments/occassions. I don't know if that has an impact.
alex
On Thursday, January 19, 2012, Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.com wrote:
Red flannel was believed to be warmer, I believe, maybe because of the
