Letterlocking quotPleatedquot Letter with Wrapped Silk Floss England and Europe 1580s UH0009

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Model found in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries (MIT), Unlocking History Research Group archive, MC 0760. • This generic model demonstrates the pleated style of closing a letter. It is one of the most intimate letterlocking techniques in Shakespeare's England. A pleated letter is folded multiple times in a series of folds, resulting in a small oblong packet. It is then commonly secured shut with several wraps of silk floss pulled taut around the folded fore-edges of the letter. The warm sealing wax secures the floss in place on both sides of the two outer letterpacket panels. The seal matrix is impressed into the exposed wax, which both secures and authenticates the letter. A pleated letter is small enough to be transferred during a discrete hand embrace. Pleated and flossed letters are almost always carefully written in an italic script and written in a familiar and affectionate tone. Some of Queen Elizabeth I of England's most personal letters were folded in this style. • Before we open a letter today, we look for visual and textual clues on the envelope to predict or contextualize what it might contain. Similarly, if you received a pleated letter in the late sixteenth century or early seventeenth century, you would know that it was a special letter before you even opened it. You'd recognize the handwriting on the address, interpret the symbolism of the colored silk floss, and anticipate the intimacy of the words within. The small size of the packet strengthened its impact, enclosing the hand and words of the sender in a gift, more private than a letter folded and sealed in a more traditional large format. • Produced by MIT Video Production. Directed and demonstrated by Jana Dambrogio. This description was co-written by Dambrogio and Dr Heather Wolfe. Wolfe has written extensively on the use and meaning of early-modern pleated letters found in Renaissance England. Visit the Folger Shakespeare Library’s blog, Collation, to learn more. Funded by Dambrogio and MIT Libraries. Special thanks to Ann Marie Willer and MIT Video Production staff. • Citation information: Authors: Jana Dambrogio , Heather Wolfe, and the Unlocking History Research Group. Title: ’Pleated’ Letter with Wrapped Silk Floss, England and Europe (1580s), Letterlocking Instructional Videos. Unlocking History number 0009/Letterlocking Unique Video number: 009. Date filmed: June 2014. Duration: 2:14. Date posted: June 2014. Video URL: [Insert URL]. Date accessed: [Date]. • Copyright 2014–present. Jana Dambrogio, the Unlocking History Research Group, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). All rights reserved. The following copyrighted material is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.... Contact the MIT Technology Licensing Office for any other licensing inquiries. • To find out more about letterlocking, visit http://letterlocking.org and follow us on social media @letterlocking. • NB: Letterlock responsibly. Be mindful of open flames or hot tools. • YouTube URL: http://bit.ly/PleatedWrapSeal or • Letterlocking: Pleated Letter with ...

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