Hello fellow historians/lacemakers, Since this doesn't have to do with lace, but more of historical measures, I guess I post this on lace chat. I have a friend who is reading a book that takes place in the 16th century. As she explains in her email to me below, the man character is giving a sable as a gift to his lady which she adorns on her gown. Is this sable the animal or some other accessory/item? From what I have found so far on the net is that it was a treasure to receive a sable and to display it on your gown as a status symbol. My friend's email is below for you to read.
Your thoughts and explanation of the significance of this ritual would be appreciated. Thanks, -- Mark, aka Tatman website: http://www.tat-man.net blog: http://tat-man.net/blog Magic Thread Shop: http://www.tat-man.net/tatterville/tatshop/tatshop.html email: tat...@tat-man.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tatmantats ------ Forwarded Message > Brittany wrote: > "I have a question for you, and I'm hoping you'll know the answer to it > because it's driving me insane. I'm reading a book that takes place in 16th > century England, and the man character keeps speaking of getting sables as > gifts which she puts on her gowns. I tried looking it up, and the only thing I > can find is fur. Is that what it means or is it something else?" ------ End of Forwarded Message To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com.
