A shepherdess, complete with lamb. May not be a masquerade costume per se, but isn’t exactly a truthful depiction of a shepherdess either.
A goddess, I’m sure, but which one?
The lovely, but haughty, Queen Lovisa Ulrika. I love the silver lace and her sleeves!
The lovely countess Charlotta Fredrika Sparre painted as a vestal in 1741.
And as La Folie in 1744.
This is obviously a masquerade costume, but I don’t know of whom.
I do assume, however, that this girl in the next generation, is supposed to be the same entity.
I have made two masquerade gowns, the first one in 2004.
Can you see which one? I’m a bit sad that I only have this crappy picture, because I was rather pleased with the shape. However, I had absolutely no money when I made it, so it’s made out of 100% dead dino. I would like to make it anew one day- using better material and a pinker colour for the accents.
Last year I had a go at La Folie, but didn’t have time to quite finish it in time for the occasion.
The collar needs to be lined and the cockades need to be re-done in silk ribbons. A lot more of bells too. I also need to make the little cap and the staff. One of these days…
8 comments:
Oooh! I like :-D
Jag tror att den okända gudinnan är drottning Lovisa Ulrika som Minerva. Jag är inte säker, men jag kan kolla upp det...
*Kollar upp det.*
Bah, jag hittade målningen hos Nationalmuseum men de står inte vem hon föreställer. ( http://webart.nationalmuseum.se/work/work.aspx?id=15324 ) Fast jag tror fortfarande att det är Minerva...
Bella! The black with the pink is my favorite of the lot, and then I scroll down to see that you made it for yourself! Absolutely stunning! Masquerade has always intrigued me too, for the 19th as well as the 18th. Thank you for posting!
I apologize, I only speak English - I think the two ladies are what are called "Domino" costumes?
Ohhhh... I LOVE that last picture of you! What a gorgeous gown!
Lauren: I'm glad!
Lady Augusta. Ja, det låter rimligt. Känns som om jag känner igen det. :)
American Duchess: LOL! Well, of course you would like that the best! I just recalled that I have some nice 19th century masquerade pictures. Seems I have to make another post.
vitriolpoisoned: It might... I think a domino is more of a cloak with a half-mask, though. Like this one: http://www.jobev.com/domino2.jpg But there seems to bit of a confusion over what was what, so I may be wrong, or we are both right. :)
Jen: Thank you! That's very sweet of you to say. I need to finish it, though. :)
Thank you so much! These are amazing!
I'm glad you enjoyed them Dreamstress!
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