At 20:01 26/01/2006, you wrote:
Thanks so much. I haven't seen that one before, and, yes, it surely
does look like Eleanora.
In 1999 I went to London with some friends. While there we attended
a Study Day at the V&A. It was originally intended to be lead by
Janet Arnold, but she had passed away the previous autumn. So it
turned into a kind of rememberance of her.
Anyway, one of the curators from the Tate said that she was working
gathering images of pregnant ladies for (I believe) a book. I'm
pretty sure that it wasn't an exhibition.
Has anyone heard or seen anything about this?
Just curious.
And thanks again, Susan.
With regards,
kate
PS: Does anyone know if there is a publication date for Janet
Arnold's book on underwear? That was one other thing that was
discussed that day.
I have not heard of a book specifically on pregnant fashion. I try to
get updates from various friends of Janet's in the Museum world, and
so far no-one has a sniff of a date. There were two books at the 4th
draft stage, according to Janet, before she died, one of which was
the underwear book. The other was kind of filling the gap between
1620 and 1660, she told me, but with all the other stuff from earlier
that she had found since writing the other books. Her literary
executors are writers and lecturers in their own right, and
presumably don't have time to spend on her books as they might wish.
I will ask again after this weekend, when I will have 4 Tudor dresses
being worn (not finished - I need the three weeks they brought the
deadline forward by to do that), but wearable - thank God for theatre
training!!
Suzi
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