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.  Italian: based on Alessi's Portrait of Maria di Medici, 1555-57		Item - A gorgiera of linen, broidered in silks of sondry colors  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		NEWEST:  Item - a grogiera of linen broidered with peals, and pulled hemstitch. Mid 16thC Florence.

Gloves & Fans

	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		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

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.		NEWEST: Item: 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

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 - soccaccia - portable pocket, based on 16th Florentine portraits by Allori.		Item:  Peacock Feather Fan

 

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.
• Zoccoli - platform shoes of white poplar, not too high, worn by both sexes