ca. 1616 Woman, possibly Frances Cotton, Lady Montagu, of Boughton Castle, Northamptonshire by Robert Peake the Elder (Yale Center for British Art - New Haven, Connecticut, USA)

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ca. 1616 Woman, possibly Frances Cotton, Lady Montagu, of Boughton Castle, Northamptonshire by Robert Peake the Elder (Yale Center for British Art - New Haven, Connecticut, USA) GAP via Wm full

Lady Frances' dress has tabbed sleeves, hanging sleeves, and the deep vee waistline of what appears to be a wheel farthingale. Her dress could have a partlet supporting the jewel on her neckline or it could be the pendant of a necklace hidden by her elliptical ruff.

Keywords:  Peake - Robert the Elder, Francess Cotton, Lady Montagu, Cotton family, Montagu family, Baroness, British, frizzy coiffure, jeweled feathered headdress, lace floating ruff, bodice, lace modesty piece, lace bertha, tabbed sleeves, hanging sleeves, long close sleeves, lace back-flared cuffs, deep vee waistline, wheel farthingale, earrings, pendant, brooch, bracelets

Mar 1, 2015 at 10:06 PM
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