RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth

2007-10-30 Thread Chiara Francesca
Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chiara Francesca Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 4:44 PM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth First, the first image on my site is the one from the b

RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth

2007-10-30 Thread Sharon Collier
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chiara Francesca Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 4:44 PM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth First, the first image on my site is the one from the book everyone is referring to, the second image I

RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth

2007-10-30 Thread Sharon Collier
L PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chiara Francesca Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 4:44 PM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth First, the first image on my site is the one from the book everyone is referring to

RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth

2007-10-29 Thread Ailith
I think they look like cut out diamonds as well. Just my .02 ailith Sharon Collier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree on them being slashes and small cut out diamonds. I've heard such > slashings were a sign the wearer was wealthy, as they could afford to "ruin" > fabric with such work,

RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth

2007-10-29 Thread Chiara Francesca
that elusive text source. Chiara Francesca -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sharon Collier Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 5:07 PM To: 'Historical Costume' Subject: RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth I

RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth

2007-10-29 Thread otsisto
:) I've been corrected, they are pinkings not slashes because they are small cuts or they are cutouts. :) whoopsie :) De -Original Message- I agree on them being slashes and small cut out diamonds. I've heard such slashings were a sign the wearer was wealthy, as they could afford to "rui

RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth

2007-10-29 Thread Sharon Collier
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of otsisto Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 1:16 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth On the zoom at Sotheby's they look more like puffs/slash then a stud. But definitely not a jewel. The fi

RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth

2007-10-28 Thread Dianne & Greg Stucki
At 12:55 PM 10/27/2007, you wrote: I am betting on jewels or studs too. We would have to look at all the other portraits of her to really figure out what they are. And we need to track where this painting ends up so that someone can go look at it!! :) They look like studs to me, too. Isn't it

RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth

2007-10-27 Thread otsisto
On the zoom at Sotheby's they look more like puffs/slash then a stud. But definitely not a jewel. The first picture from Chiara's site indicates that they are slashes, small pinkings between embroidered "Xs". You find the pink and X pattern on the sleeves under the arm where the horizontal slashes

RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth

2007-10-27 Thread Chiara Francesca
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Genie Barrett Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 9:52 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth At 04:15 PM 10/26/2007, you wrote: >Here are the Norris comparison images >http://www.glove.org/costume/curren

RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth

2007-10-27 Thread Genie Barrett
At 04:15 PM 10/26/2007, you wrote: Here are the Norris comparison images http://www.glove.org/costume/current/elizabeth1.php Chiara Francesca OK, so are those diamonds slashes, or jewels, or studs? I'm thinking studs, myself. I'm talking on the skirt. Hmmm. Genie _

RE: [h-cost] 3 'new' portraits of Queen Elizabeth

2007-10-26 Thread Chiara Francesca
Here are the Norris comparison images http://www.glove.org/costume/current/elizabeth1.php Chiara Francesca -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Walpole Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 7:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Historic Costume Su