After many months of hand sewing and many pricked fingertips I present my reconstruction of the Filmer Bodies c. 1630-50 from Manchester Galleries.
Category: 17th century
Dame Filmer Bodies, c. 1630-1650 Reconstruction | Part Four: Constructing and Finishing the Bodies
Constructing the Dame Filmer Bodies & finishing touches.
Romantic Love and Material Culture Workshop
A couple of months ago I was fortunate enough to participate in a one day workshop supported by the ARC History of Emotions called 'Romantic Rituals: Making Love in Europe, c. 1600 to the Present'. By coincidence there were actually four of us who were focusing on the material culture of romantic love from the… Continue reading Romantic Love and Material Culture Workshop
Dame Filmer Bodies, c. 1630-1650 Reconstruction | Part Three: The Stomacher
The term 'stomacher' can refer to various parts of early modern female dress. The first use of the term refers simply to a V-shaped piece of cloth, usually decorated with embroidery, lace, metallic thread or even jewels, that was worn with open front gowns, waistcoats or bodices (concealing the kirtle, petticoat, bodies or stays underneath) from the sixteenth to late eighteenth centuries.
Dame Filmer Bodies, c. 1630-1650 Reconstruction | Part Two: The Busk
The busk is one peculiar element of early modern dress that continues to fascinate me the more that I research it. Understandably, most people have never heard of a ‘busk’ before
Dame Filmer Bodies, c. 1630-1650 Reconstruction | Part One: The Pattern & Materials
The second 'bodies' reconstruction that I'm undertaking for my PhD research is of the Dame Filmer Bodies at the Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall, Manchester Art Gallery.
Effigy Bodies: did they really belong to Elizabeth I? | Speculating about the appearance of Gloriana through Dress Reconstruction
After blogging about the process of reconstructing the earliest pair of surviving English bodies that were found on the 1603 effigy of Queen Elizabeth I at Westminster Abbey, one of the most frequent questions that I received was: do you think these bodies actually belong to the Queen? My answer: no… and yes, maybe. Funerary records… Continue reading Effigy Bodies: did they really belong to Elizabeth I? | Speculating about the appearance of Gloriana through Dress Reconstruction
Elizabeth I Effigy Bodies Reconstruction | Part Five: The Finished Product & Afterthoughts
Without further ado, I present my reconstruction of Elizabeth I’s bodies, side by side with the original effigy bodies in Westminster Abbey
Elizabeth I Effigy Bodies Reconstruction | Part Four: Eyelets & Lacings
The process of creating the eyelet holes and lacing the reconstruction of Elizabeth I effigy bodies.
Elizabeth I Effigy Bodies Reconstruction | Part Three: Boning & Binding
The process of boning and binding the reconstruction of Elizabeth I effigy bodies.