Blog (page 55)

Morning Modelbuch (6/6/2019) The little shawl in Allessandro Allori’s Allegory of the Christian Church is lovely. Dated before 1607, Inventory…

Morning Modelbuch (6/5/2019) This lovely double portrait was auctioned by the Dorotheum in 2012. I included links to the auction…

I feel a little sheepish that I’ve never shared “Fashion and Virtue: Textile Patterns and the Print Revolution 1520-1620.” It…

Morning Modelbuch (6/4/2019) This is an interesting type of needle lace made of human and horse hair. Not many pieces…

Research is treasure hunting, but having a map is helpful. The thing I most appreciate about this small book is…

Morning Modelbuch (6/3/2019) Every band of this sampler is gorgeous, but I was most charmed by the figural section at…

I thought this blog post from the V&A about lace storage and rehousing was fascinating. https://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/caring-for-our-collections/blythe-house-decant-updates-audits-and-rehousing

Morning Modelbuch (6/2/2019) Most of the earlier pattern books have long lists of all the different types of artisans that…

Morning Modelbuch (6/1/2019) I’m interested to see just how many patterns in portraits of royalty and nobility make it into…

Morning Modelbuch (5/31/2019) An interesting German piece donated by Marian Hague to the Met. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/226411 The pattern pages mounted with…