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Embroidered Jacket (© Gallery of Costume)
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© Gallery of Costume

Embroidered Jacket

Artist: British

Location: Gallery of Costume

Date: 1600 - 1625

Materials: linen, silk, metal thread

Grant:

Amount Paid: £3,966 (Total: £10,575)

Vendor: Christie's

Review number: 4955 (2001)

Description:
An ivory linen bodice, densely embroidered in fresh coloured silks and gold metal thread with trailing fruiting vines, scattered with sequins, trimmed in braid of gold silk and metal thread. The collar and cuffs are of crimson silk faille.

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