Venetian seamstresses, ateliers, and women's dress production (c. 1450–1550)

1. Venice’s luxury textile economy expands

   Jan 1, 1450Labels: Venice, Luxury textiles

   • Bevilacqua Silk
   • Bevilacqua Veludere

2. Velvet weaving becomes a major Venetian industry

   Jan 1, 1450Labels: Velvet weaving, Guilds

   • Bevilacqua Silk
   • Bevilacqua Veludere

3. Compagnie della Calza promote public fashion display

   Jan 1, 1450Labels: Compagnie della, Public spectacle

   • Calza

4. Sumptuary oversight formalized with Savi alle Pompe

   Jan 1, 1476Labels: Savi alle, Sumptuary law

   • Magistrato Pompe
   • Bevilacqua Luxury

5. Art of Filadori de Seda recognized

   Jan 1, 1488Labels: Art of, Silk spinners

   • Bevilacqua Silk
   • Bevilacqua Veludere

6. Mariegole preserve craft and confraternity rules

   Jan 1, 1490Labels: Mariegole, Guild statutes

   • Comune Venezia
   • Scuola Stefano

7. Venetian portraiture helps document women’s dress

   Jan 1, 1500Labels: Venetian portraiture, Women's dress

   • 1400 1500 Fashion
   • 1500 1550 Fashion

8. Permanent Magistrato alle Pompe established

   Jan 1, 1514Labels: Magistrato alle, Sumptuary office

   • Magistrato Pompe

9. 1516 broadside shows detailed women’s dress rules

   Jan 1, 1516Labels: 1516 broadside, Sumptuary rules

   • JHU Broadside
   • Magistrato Pompe

10. Chopines spread in Venice’s early 1500s

    Jan 1, 1520Labels: Chopines, Footwear

    • Met Chopine
    • Chopine

11. Sumptuary offices expand later in the century

    Jan 1, 1559Labels: Sumptuary magistracy, Sopraprovveditori

    • Magistrato Pompe

12. Archivio di Stato preserves the record of Venetian production

    Jan 1, 1815Labels: Archivio di, State archives

    • ASV IT
    • Venice Archive