Many women were painted while pregnant. Remember-- not only was she doing her duty, but she had a 25% chance of dying while doing it. Monica
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 1:42 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] 16th century maternity clothes Maggie wrote: > The More women hadn't slit their dresses. It's just the early/mid-century > style.They were made to lace that way. What the picture shows is the lacing > without the stomacher or (over) gown. For a pregnant woman at home, it must > have been much more comfortable. > > Here's an Elizabethan noblewoman (1595) in maternity. (Why would you have > your picture painted at this stage!?) To record that you were fulfilling one of your most important duties, that of creating heirs for the family. Fran Lavolta Press http://www.lavoltapress.com _______________________________________________ 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
