> 2) Are sleeve seams under the arm? That's the way they appear to me. Or > down the back?
It's a bit hard to say for sure. If you look at the peasants by Hans Sebald Beham of the similar timeframe, most almost certainly have seams going up under the arm, then in some other woodcuts of a similar subject also by Beham show a much earlier cut in the shoulders and seams down the back of the arm. http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/MWEBimages/P_d02_mm/full/61_41_3.jpg seam up the back of the arm. http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/MWEBimages/P_d02_mm/full/61_41_10.jpg http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/MWEBimages/P_d02_mm/full/61_41_7.jpg seams most likely underneath. http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/MWEBimages/P_d02_mm/full/61_41_11.jpg Figure second from right, the seam is under the arm. These are German though show many similarities. > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Just a lead on some further images: http://www.bildindex.de/bilder/mi04530g09a.jpg It'sa bit later but looks like the seam goes up the back. http://www.bildindex.de/bilder/mi00302c04a.jpg Odd shoulder piecing, but seams likely under the arm or only slightly rotated to the back (which seems to work well for German garb as well rather than stright under the arm or right up the back of the arm. http://www.bildindex.de/bilder/fmc650778a.jpg The paint possibly shows an indication of a back seam on both figures, but that's up to interpretation. http://www.bildindex.de/bilder/mi04530g08a.jpg Farmers? I think the figure on the left is female. http://www.bildindex.de/bilder/mi03974g09a.jpg Especially compared to this figure of a farmer's(?) wife. http://www.bildindex.de/bilder/mi03974g08a.jpg Woodcutters. I'm sure I've seen another costume study by Bruegel, but I simply can't find it. Michaela de Bruce http://glittersweet.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.10.9/417 - Release Date: 11/08/2006 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
