Fox Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 I've just been reading a fascinating book about Jonathan Wild, self styled "Thief-taker General" in the early 18th century. I suspect there may be a few more threads arising once I've finished it. Anyway, there's a reference to " Mr Wild, in his Callimancoe Night-gown". The author of the book says that callimanco is "a woollen material", does anyone else know any more about it? Foxe"With this Fore-Staff he fansies he does Wonders, when, God knows, it amounts to no more but only to solve that simple Question, Where are we? Which every chi'd in London can tell you." - Ned Ward The Wooden World Dissected, 1707ETFox.co.uk
darkRose Posted January 16, 2006 Posted January 16, 2006 Calamanco, Callimancoe Woolen textile, plain, striped, checked, or figured and glazed. (1) A woolen stuff of Flanders, glossy on the surface, and woven with a satin twill and checkered in the warp, so that the checks are seen on one side only; much used in the 18th Century Found this on the web....seems to have been pretty common... darkRose The Enigmatic Rogue...and may always be<br /> <br /> "I kissed her... once with passion... once with love... and told her good bye"
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