Leonardo DaVinci has a painting of a lady with a sable; it was the animal. Like
a fur-piece.
From: Tatman tat...@tat-man.net
Date: 2010/11/16 Tue AM 08:32:18 EST
To: lace-chat@arachne.com
Subject: [lace-chat] 16th century gift of the sable
Hello fellow historians/lacemakers,
Since
Tatman wrote:
[snip]
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
Oh my... looking at the women holding those little dead animals made me
shudder to think what the animal rights people would do with that
fashion now!!!
Clay
On 11/16/2010 11:06 AM, Linda Walton wrote:
Tatman wrote:
[snip]
I have a friend who is reading a book that
takes place in the 16th
As an self-confessed animal rights person (vegan), I would say a delicate
piece of intricate handmade lace would have been and still is a more
desirable gift :-))
Oh my... looking at the women holding those little dead animals made me
shudder to think what the animal rights people
Clay Blackwell wrote:
Oh my... looking at the women holding those little dead animals made me
shudder to think what the animal rights people would do with that
fashion now!!!
Absolutely!
They give me the creeps - especially those little glass eyes looking
reproachfully at you. I couldn't
Clay Blackwell wrote:
Oh my... looking at the women holding those little dead animals made
me shudder to think what the animal rights people would do with that
fashion now!!!
Absolutely!
They give me the creeps - especially those little glass eyes looking
reproachfully at you. I couldn't
Flea-fur, truly. EVERYONE had fleas (and lice, and bedbugs), there was no need
to be delicate about it. They didn't necessarily know that fleas required warm
bodies, and they probably did lurk in the furs as good hiding places that were
close enough to the bar for comfort. I've heard that
