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For some reason I'm suddenly curious. Could someone please talk about the ubiquitous "pill box" style Elizabethan ladies' cap/hat? What is it really? Should it really be a pill box or has that just become a stand-in for some harder to replicate shape? Pictures? Anyone?
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Re: Pill box hats
Sun, March 29, 2009 - 8:22 AMHerbert Norris in Tudor Costume and Fashion says the were named escoffion and says the were popular in France for a decade or so. His figure 547 is Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre and figure 548, Mary Stuart, 1559 are showing wearing one. I'm going to see if I can find more portraits showing them in the books I have and will let you know what I find.
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Re: Pill box hats
Sun, March 29, 2009 - 11:59 AMI've pondered if they really are just round circular pill box hats. I think they may have a point in the front, but I've not collected portraits on them to figure it out, just an observation from a couple of images. -
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Re: Pill box hats
Sun, March 29, 2009 - 1:07 PMfestive attyre made one (festiveattyre.com) for her Italian doublet. She is still active about her website so you could contact her about that kind of hat. She called it an escoffion (or something) an escof hat. I don't know how to spell it.
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Re: Pill box hats
Sun, March 29, 2009 - 6:10 PMI'm fairly sure I've seen them both with an without the point in front...off to check pictures... -
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Re: Pill box hats
Sun, July 5, 2009 - 8:14 PMPamela, this is being discussed on H-Costume even now. Did you ever find pictures?
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Re: Pill box hats
Mon, April 6, 2009 - 3:52 PMYou see so many of them at the Faires because they are really, really easy to make from plastic canvas and cover with fabric. I have seen a number of portraits that have either the escoffian or the pointed front, round hat that sits further back on the head. And there are all of those portraits where you can't tell how much is hair and how much is hat. -
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Re: Pill box hats
Mon, July 6, 2009 - 2:25 AMYou'd think just ONE person would have saved one of these for posterity. Sheesh!
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