On May 28, 2009, at 12:58 AM, Sharon Collier wrote:
What would the veil be made of? Silk? Linen? And what color?
Sharon
In Queen Elizabeth's portraits, her veils are generally very
transparent and white or pale gold. They're probably silk, but the
white ones could be an extremely sheer linen.
On May 28, 2009, at 1:02 AM, Sharon Collier wrote:
In the second picture, I don't see any type of veiling hanging from
the
back. Do you think it was a caul or just that the veil can't be seen?
Sharon
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I'm going by what it looks like to me.
http://elizabethangeek.com/costumereview/images/13.jpg in that
picture the
back shape looks like the QEI picture except this one covers the ears.
According to the site that you just linked me to, it says later period
french hoods are more often referred to as billiments because the hood
itself had gotten so small.
http://elizabethangeek.com/costumereview/images/48.jpg This one
doesn't
cover the ears and you can see the crescent nicely. It's pictures
like
that, that make me say french hood.
The second picture is of a French hood, which has a black velvet hood
on the back, not a veil. If you're willing to go Spanish, French, or
Italian 16th-century, you could get away with just jewels and ribbons
in your hair, or jewels and ribbons plus a sheer veil. Like these:
http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/UnknownLady45.jpg (Italian)
http://www.elizabethan-portraits.com/ElizabethAustria.jpg (French)
http://www.flg.es/ficha.asp?ID=2726 (Spanish)
Melanie Schuessler
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