Doublet
ca. 1630-1635 (made)
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Man’s doublet of black silk taffeta, with a supplementary weft of silver wire, interlined with linen and lined with bright yellow silk taffeta. It has a 2¼-inch (5.4 cm) collar, 1¼-inch (3 cm) deep shoulder wings, curving 2-piece sleeves, with a high waist and 8 large, deep laps below the waist. The belly pieces are made of bents (stems of rushes) stitched between layers of linen and covered with the yellow silk. There are 7 worked buttonholes on each sleeve, 27 on the left front and 3 on the left collar. The buttons have a domed wooden core covered with black silk floss and silver filè thread; 21 remain. A lacing loop of yellow taffeta is sewn to each belly piece. Around the waist of the doublet are 22 bows of 1¼-inch (3.1 cm) of gauze ribbon woven with silver filè and strip, each end bearing a silver repoussé aiguillette.
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Materials and techniques | Silk, linen, silver, bents; hand-woven, hand-sewn, repoussé |
Brief description | Man's doublet of black silk shot with silver, probably Italian, with silver ribbon points, made in England, ca. 1630-1635 |
Physical description | Man’s doublet of black silk taffeta, with a supplementary weft of silver wire, interlined with linen and lined with bright yellow silk taffeta. It has a 2¼-inch (5.4 cm) collar, 1¼-inch (3 cm) deep shoulder wings, curving 2-piece sleeves, with a high waist and 8 large, deep laps below the waist. The belly pieces are made of bents (stems of rushes) stitched between layers of linen and covered with the yellow silk. There are 7 worked buttonholes on each sleeve, 27 on the left front and 3 on the left collar. The buttons have a domed wooden core covered with black silk floss and silver filè thread; 21 remain. A lacing loop of yellow taffeta is sewn to each belly piece. Around the waist of the doublet are 22 bows of 1¼-inch (3.1 cm) of gauze ribbon woven with silver filè and strip, each end bearing a silver repoussé aiguillette. |
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Object history | Isham collection |
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Accession number | 185-1900 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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