[Sca-cooks] A 16th century cook image

wheezul at canby.com wheezul at canby.com
Fri Feb 18 13:35:00 PST 2011


I thought it looked like a decorated towel (or apron) tied around his
waist, like the decorated kitchen towel he has around his neck.  At least
that's my impression as there is no separation in the bottom as I might
expect with a doublet.

Katherine

>> I seem to recall that some here may collect SCA
>> period cook images? Here's one I came across today
>> at least I haven't seen before from a 1588 Swiss Totentanz:
> http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0005/bsb00053610/images/index.html?i
> d=00053610&fip=eayayztsewqeayaxssdasyztsqrseayaxs&no=8&seite=89
>> Katherine
>
> I am such an embroidery/embellishment-geek that the very FIRST thing I
> noticed was the trim at the bottom of the Cook's tunic. It took me a while
> to register that it was a cook...
>
> geez.
>
> Hrothny
>





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