If you hadnt told me, i would never have guessed because i was so sure about the S and Queen Sofie. I also noted that the same thing occurs round her neck in the smaller jewellry. Bjarne ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 5:30 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] renaissance dress
> No need to apologize, I'm just a fresh set of eyes looking at it. I'm sure > you would have realized it eventually. I can't wait to see the finished > product! (But I'll make do with the interesting 'in progress' postings in > the mean time.) > > Karen > Seamstrix > > -- "Leif og Bjarne Drews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh you are quite right, sorry about that mistake, > Thanks for the informations.. > > Bjarne > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 5:17 PM > Subject: Re: [h-cost] renaissance dress > > >>I think that you have a good idea about the skirt but you may be a bit off >>base on the necklace. If you look closely at the vertical elements you can >>see they form the initials I and H. In period it was common/fashionable to >>wear the symbol of 'IHS' which are the Latin initials of Jesus. It was >>particularly used in the Protestant countries (I'm most familiar with >>England) because wearing a crucifix was out of favor as being too Papist. >>Personally, I think this is the most likely explanation although the >>wearing of initials/symbols of significant people is not out of the >>question. >> >> Karen >> Seamstrix >> >> -- "Leif og Bjarne Drews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have uploaded some more pictures. I made a drawing after the portrait >> and removed the hands from the front, and this is my theory of her skirt. >> http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/br.htm >> I wondered about her juwelry necklace with the big S on it. Her name is >> Constance, but i found out she was a lady in waiting at the court of the >> king Christian IV's mother Sofie who came from Mecklenburg. It must be a >> gift from the queen. >> >> Bjarne >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >> >> >> _____________________________________________________________ >> Boost your productivity with new office software. Click now! >> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3mEauJF0hy8b9dqtW7dfMZioyP8RtXNYN7FSyPJEN3RPUghi/?count=1234567890 >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >> > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Click here to become certified in medical billing and training at these > schools. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2121/fc/Ioyw6i3ol4Ju547MllPNBke42Cmnn2ui3OzXKVDT0dktzD1FaOro7e/?count=1234567890 > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
