I've documented the gown from start to now and hopefully to the end. I'll add this information to the documentation of it. Thanks.
My cloth isn't red and gold but an orange-pinkish fabric with the same pattern as that in the portrait. Jacquard or brocade... it looks very similar. Who wouldn't want a gown of fine spun gold thread and deep rich red silk. Sure bet it never had a strain in a seam to fix! I did find out some things on a Lady Jane Grey site that told about how these portraits were painted as bethrothal gift before a marriage. Maybe that was why it was given to her... as a precursor to a good marriage arrangement by her brother or father. Sincerely, Rebecca Rautine > Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:34:28 -0700 > From: sstormwa...@yahoo.com > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Black beads Princess Elizabeth image > > > Found it in my old emails. Ninya stated: > " It is in fact red cloth of gold, the mixture of red and gold threads give > an overall impression of a different colour. " > > You can see the streaks of gold in the painting. Jacquard is a modern term, > and I am not positive if "brocade" is the right term for the fabric. Whatever > the term, you are right... it would have been very expensive! > > Kimiko > > > --- On Tue, 6/16/09, Becky Rautine <zearti...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Her gown fabric > > would have been a jacquard I think so it would have been > > expensive. > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _________________________________________________________________ Bing™ brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. Try it now. http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MLOGEN&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MLOGEN_Core_tagline_local_1x1 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
