Embroidered Jacket

British

Gallery of Costume

1600 - 1625

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.

• Medium: linen, silk, metal thread
• Art Fund Grant: £3966 ( Total: £10,575)
• ArtFunded in: 2001
• Vendor: Christie's

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