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Article on Florentine Accessories (Early - Mid 16thC)

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Item - a gorgiera of cotten lawne with gathered collar

Italian, 16thC.

Item - A gorgiera of linen, broidered in silks of sondry colors and pearls, with bone lace of venetian gold.
Handsewn
Italian: based on Allori's Portrait of Maria di Medici, 1555-57

Item - A gorgiera of linen, broidered in silks of sondry colors
Handsewn

Italian: based on Vecellio's drawings (Tuscany/ Florence)

Item - a gollar/ mantellina of purple velluto, edged with lilac reben and couched in silver

German/ Florentine, 16thC

Item - a gorgiera of linen broidered with peals, and pulled hemstitch.

Handsewn
Mid 16thC Florence. NEWEST:
Item - a gorgiera of gold silk with pleated trim and golden chains.
Handsewn
Mid 16thC Florence
based on Allori's portrait of a woman. 1550-65

Gloves & Fans & Zebellini

NEWEST:

A zebellino of fox with a muzzle of gold and pearls

Item - a payre of guanti of leather with folded cuffs

Italian: early 1500's

Item - a flagfan of parchmentine, painted with guauche and gold leaf.

nothern Italian, 16thC

Item - a payre of guanti of black leather with tabbed cuffs

Elizabethan/ Italian.

DIARY: 3 FIngered Glove for child.
Diary of Italian early 1500's gloves

Headwear

Item - an Italian cawle of strammel vellat, netted with black reben and pearls.

Italian

Item - a cawle of white linen wrought with whitework pomegranites, edged in pearls.

Italian, 15thC, early 16thC.

Item - a coif/ scuffia of linen richlie wrought in black 'silks' with animals and vinework with cotten bonework'd lace.

Elizabethan

Item - a capellina of black vellat, embellished with pearls, lined with black tafetta on a base of buckram.

Italian/ Elizabethan

Item: A mens nightcap of linen work'd in silks of black and silver. Work'd in chain stitch and braid stitch with spangles of silver.

Elizabethan, 16th C.

tem: Linen headwrap broidered with blue silk, in style of Assissi

Florentine 15th C and early 16thC,

Examples of hair styles I use

Example of hair taping

NEWEST: Item: Bonetto of veluto, black with 'gold' braid trim.

based on Vecellio's Tuscan woman 30-45 years.

Shoes & Stockings

Item - a payre of linen calze , gards wrought with coloured 'silks'

Italian 15-16thC

a payre of playne white linen calze

Elizabethan

Item - a payre of crimson linen calze, with broidered clocks

based on portrait of Mary Curzon 1610

Item: A pair of Italian Zoccoli of wood and leather.

Italian 16thC, based on Saint Benedict appearing to the Monks, Siena (1508-10)

Item: A pair of crimson linen calze, with gheroni

Italian. 16th C

NEWEST: A pair of Calandrelli (wooden pattens) (15thC) based on Shoes and Pattens

English or Italian (15thC on)

Jewelry and Girdles

Item a girdle of cut 'glass' and wooden beads with a wrought silver and amethyst cross

(made from purchased beads)

Item: a crimson girdle of (faux) silk, with tassels.

Italian, early 16thC, Florence.

Item a girdle of glass beads with tassel

Florentine, (made from purchased beads)

Item: a girdle of glass beads with pomander

Florentine, (made from purchased beads) Pomander purchased from Mistress Oongah.

Item: girdle of glass pearls and brown beads, tassle:glass pearls

Florence: mid 16th C, based on Cristofano dell Altissimo's Guilia Gonzaga in mourning, 1535
NEWEST: Item: chain girdle with tassel of amber coloured glass beads (tassel -a gift from Mistress Oonagh).

Florence: mid 16th C, based on
Bronzino's portrait of Bia, Illigitimate daughter of Cosimo.

NEWEST:
Item: a girdle of glass pearls with enamelled metal findings and silver tassle.
based on Portrait of Isabella d'Medici,1560 (School of Bronzino)

Item: scaletta of pearls (2nd hand) with 'medallion' of Order of Lilly (A&S Lochac)
based on early to mid Florentine 16thC portraits

Item: matched pair of scaletti of rose quartz and amethyst.

Florentine 16thC.

Item: girdle of cast silver and gold with pearls (made from purchased findings.

based on Maria d'Medici portrait - mid 16th Florence.

Earrings (glass pearls) based on later 16thC Florentine portraits. Item: Earrings (amethyst) based on later 16thC portraits. NEWEST
Item: Earrings (crystle and 'pearl') in the style of mid-late 16thC Florentine portraits.:

Miscellaneous

Item inen serviettes broidered with personal devices.

Item - a drawstring borsetta of gingerline damaschino, embellished, tasselled and corded

Italian/ Elizabethan/ German

Item - mochichini of black worked broidered linen, with gilliflowers.

Item - saccoccia - portable pocket, based on 16th Florentine portraits by Allori. Item - saccoccia - portable pocket, based on 16th Florentine portraits by Allori.

Item: Peacock Feather Fan Item: parchmentine ventoarola (paper flag fan)

based on Italian portraits and drawings from 16th century.

TERMS

Amarante - amethyst purple
Borsetta/ borsa - pouch or purse
Capellina - small close fitting cap for female
Capello - generic word for hat
Cappotto - Dutch Cloak
Calze: stockings
Camicia- chemise
Bombasina - cheap cotten or linen/cotten material, equivalent to fustian, used for lining and interfacing. Also used to name garment made of the material.
Damaschino- damask
Gheroni - gussets
Grembiali - aprons
Gorgiera - partlet - the fine silk or linen fazzoletti were tucked into or worn over the lower necklines of their dresses
Guanti- gloves
Gingerline - reddish-
MORELLO. Literally, mulberry-coloured.
Mantellina : cloak 'for the neck' and 'for the shoulders'.
Mochichini - handkerchiefs
Orale - old fashioned name for a bordered veil worn over the face
Reta - A knotted net of silk or gold threads, which often incorporated pearls and sometimes other gems, worn over the hair.
Scaletta- necklace
Scuffia - close fitting womens cap or hat CUFFIA/SCUFFIA (M/F). A coif, i.e. a close-fitting cap or bonnet, sometimes covering the ears and with ties which pass under the chin. It may be made of linen, in which case it is either worn under other kinds of headgear, or worn alone at night. -used by some to equate a cawle/caul
Soccaccia - portable pocket....
Solana - wide brimmed straw hat, topless
Velo/ Veletto da Testa - A veil; many are listed in inventories, and may be of fine linen or silk.
ventoarola - paper fan, popular from 1520s, in Italy. Often decorated on both sides.
Zoccoli - platform shoes of white poplar, not too high, worn by both sexes

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Item - mochichini of black worked broidered linen, with gilliflowers.

Item - saccoccia - portable pocket, based on 16th Florentine portraits by Allori.

Item: Peacock Feather Fan

Item: parchmentine ventoarola (paper flag fan)

based on Italian portraits and drawings from 16th century.

TERMS

Amarante - amethyst purple
Borsetta/ borsa - pouch or purse
Capellina - small close fitting cap for female
Capello - generic word for hat
Cappotto - Dutch Cloak
Calze: stockings
Camicia- chemise
Bombasina - cheap cotten or linen/cotten material, equivalent to fustian, used for lining and interfacing. Also used to name garment made of the material.
Damaschino- damask
Gheroni - gussets
Grembiali - aprons
Gorgiera - partlet - the fine silk or linen fazzoletti were tucked into or worn over the lower necklines of their dresses
Guanti- gloves
Gingerline - reddish-
MORELLO. Literally, mulberry-coloured.
Mantellina : cloak 'for the neck' and 'for the shoulders'.
Mochichini - handkerchiefs
Orale - old fashioned name for a bordered veil worn over the face
Reta - A knotted net of silk or gold threads, which often incorporated pearls and sometimes other gems, worn over the hair.
Scaletta- necklace
Scuffia - close fitting womens cap or hat CUFFIA/SCUFFIA (M/F). A coif, i.e. a close-fitting cap or bonnet, sometimes covering the ears and with ties which pass under the chin. It may be made of linen, in which case it is either worn under other kinds of headgear, or worn alone at night. -used by some to equate a cawle/caul
Soccaccia - portable pocket....
Solana - wide brimmed straw hat, topless
Velo/ Veletto da Testa - A veil; many are listed in inventories, and may be of fine linen or silk.
ventoarola - paper fan, popular from 1520s, in Italy. Often decorated on both sides.
Zoccoli - platform shoes of white poplar, not too high, worn by both sexes

Item a girdle of cut 'glass' and wooden beads with a wrought silver and amethyst cross (made from purchased beads)	Item: a crimson girdle of (faux) silk, with tassels. Italian, early 16thC, Florence.	Item a girdle of glass beads with tassel Florentine, (made from purchased beads)
Item: a girdle of glass beads with pomander Florentine, (made from purchased beads) Pomander purchased from Mistress Oongah.	Item: girdle of glass pearls and brown beads, tassle:glass pearls Florence: mid 16th C, based on Cristofano dell Altissimo's Guilia Gonzaga in mourning, 1535	NEWEST: Item: chain girdle with tassel of amber coloured glass beads (tassel -a gift from Mistress Oonagh). Florence: mid 16th C, based on Bronzino's portrait of Bia, Illigitimate daughter of Cosimo.
NEWEST: Item: a girdle of glass pearls with enamelled metal findings and silver tassle. based on Portrait of Isabella d'Medici,1560 (School of Bronzino)
Item: scaletta of pearls (2nd hand) with 'medallion' of Order of Lilly (A&S Lochac) based on early to mid Florentine 16thC portraits	Item: matched pair of scaletti of rose quartz and amethyst. Florentine 16thC.	Item: girdle of cast silver and gold with pearls (made from purchased findings. based on Maria d'Medici portrait - mid 16th Florence.
Earrings (glass pearls) based on later 16thC Florentine portraits.	Item: Earrings (amethyst) based on later 16thC portraits.	NEWEST Item: Earrings (crystle and 'pearl') in the style of mid-late 16thC Florentine portraits.: