No...not THAT Saxon Dress
Well, I've decided that my next project (for myself) will be a Saxon gown from around the 1530's-40's (still narrowing it down). My inspiration comes from an illustration in Das Sächsische Stammbuch' [subtitled as:] 'Sammlung von Bildnissen sächsischer Fürsten, mit gereimtem Text; aus der Zeit von 1500 - 1546 which is a manuscript with portrait style illustrations, coats of arms and calligraphic rhyming text of the important people of Saxony. Illustrated by Lucas Cranach and dated to 1546, Stammbuch literally (at least according to google) translates to Stud book.
The illustration that captured my interest is [195]-95 which is of Hertzog Heinrich and Katerina. The text is [194]-94. I would like to translate the text at some point to confirm, but upon preliminary investigations, I believe that this is portraying Catherine Mecklenburg, wife of Duke Henry the Pious (Henry IV) of Saxony.
This project will give me a chance to test out some skirt constructions theories I have bouncing about in my brain. Mainly playing with bias drape based on extant garment and tailor manual patterns, as well as some period construction from extant examples: hem stiffening using tucks and fabric strips.
The illustration that captured my interest is [195]-95 which is of Hertzog Heinrich and Katerina. The text is [194]-94. I would like to translate the text at some point to confirm, but upon preliminary investigations, I believe that this is portraying Catherine Mecklenburg, wife of Duke Henry the Pious (Henry IV) of Saxony.
This project will give me a chance to test out some skirt constructions theories I have bouncing about in my brain. Mainly playing with bias drape based on extant garment and tailor manual patterns, as well as some period construction from extant examples: hem stiffening using tucks and fabric strips.