Man's Fancy Dress or Costume Doublet

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Man's Fancy Dress or Costume Doublet

Europe, Textile: late 16th-early 17th century; Constructed: late 19th century
Costumes; !Primary
Silk satin with warp patterning and metallic-thread supplementary-weft patterning with metallic-thread passementerie and silk thread-covered buttons
Center back length: 20 1/2 in. (52.07 cm) Center front length: 25 1/4 in. (64.14 cm)
Gift of Mrs. B. Houston Rehrig (M.63.49)
Costume and Textiles
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt. Fabric and Fashion: Twenty Years of Costume Council Gifts. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1974.
  • Maeder, Edward.  Renaissance:  Costumes and Textiles 1450-1620.  Los Angeles, CA:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1979.