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Man's Fancy Dress or Costume DoubletTextile: late 16th-early 17th century; Constructed: late 19th century

Not on view
Sage green brocade doublet or bodice on a torso mount, with allover scrolling floral pattern, gold metallic trim along all edges, and a row of small tan buttons down the center front
Title
Man's Fancy Dress or Costume Doublet
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
Textile: late 16th-early 17th century; Constructed: late 19th century
Medium
Silk satin with warp patterning and metallic-thread supplementary-weft patterning with metallic-thread passementerie and silk thread-covered buttons
Dimensions
Center back length: 20 1/2 in. (52.07 cm) Center front length: 25 1/4 in. (64.14 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. B. Houston Rehrig
Accession Number
M.63.49
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward. Renaissance: Costumes and Textiles 1450-1620. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1979.
  • Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt. Fabric and Fashion: Twenty Years of Costume Council Gifts. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1974.