Untitled
Category
Costume
Date
1660 - 1670
Materials
Collection
Claydon House, Buckinghamshire
NT 1446624
Summary
A man's doublet, Spanish cloak, petticoat breeches, pair of gloves and a sword belt. Of figured cream brocatelle. Lined. The breeches trimmed with large bunches of ribbons.
Provenance
Linked to a bill in the Verney family archive dated 18 May 1660 and thought to have been made for the wedding of Sir Edmund Verney (1636-88); by descent in the Verney family; and accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the National Trust for display at Claydon House, 2005
References
Reynolds 2013: Anna Reynolds In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion Royal Collection Trust, 2013, pp.92-95.