A Woman at her Toilet

A Woman at her Toilet (Donna alla toeletta), by Alessandro Allori, 1575-78, fresco, Florence, Church of Santa Maria Novella, Gaddi chapel, pg 138, fig. 71.

"The woman is portrayed in the act of dressing her hair with fresh flowers, a custom typical of Tuscan women. From her waist hangs a pocket or 'saccoccia' made from a precious fabric patterned in gold (cf. also fig. 30) and a needle case where we can glimpse the tip of the scissors."

My focus for this image is actually the pocket and the needle case worn by the lady.