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Further Squinting at the Cheese Ladies
Sep. 12th, 2007 03:27 pmI've been staring at the tiny bad scans (as I still haven't managed actual decent images) and a few things have come to mind.
One - the hemd on most of them appears to be high-necked, back closing. I don't recall having spotted anything similar in other nearby cultures, so I'm-a-gonna have to wing it. On those with much of the neckband showing, it looks to be darned. I might have to borrow a scan of the darning patterns form Alaina.
Two - on at least a couple of the images, the bodice and skirt are clearly different colors. And in these cases the skirt DOES match the color of the section of the underbodice seen under the laces. Yet others have skirts and overbodices that DO match, and contrast with the underbodice. So there are a couple of different constructions, I think.
Three - Some of the overbodices have velvet guards down the sides of the plackets. Which, in my pea brain at least, suggest that they go all the way down the front of the gown and likely the hem, as well as the neck. Which argues against my V-front closing covered by the apron.
Four - there are several types of apron. Some are dark, creased aprons. Some are plain and white. Now, are these work-a-day vs. dress? Or do certain aprons GO with certain ensembles?
One - the hemd on most of them appears to be high-necked, back closing. I don't recall having spotted anything similar in other nearby cultures, so I'm-a-gonna have to wing it. On those with much of the neckband showing, it looks to be darned. I might have to borrow a scan of the darning patterns form Alaina.
Two - on at least a couple of the images, the bodice and skirt are clearly different colors. And in these cases the skirt DOES match the color of the section of the underbodice seen under the laces. Yet others have skirts and overbodices that DO match, and contrast with the underbodice. So there are a couple of different constructions, I think.
Three - Some of the overbodices have velvet guards down the sides of the plackets. Which, in my pea brain at least, suggest that they go all the way down the front of the gown and likely the hem, as well as the neck. Which argues against my V-front closing covered by the apron.
Four - there are several types of apron. Some are dark, creased aprons. Some are plain and white. Now, are these work-a-day vs. dress? Or do certain aprons GO with certain ensembles?
