Object Identification
- Object name: Tudor doublet style Victorian jacket
- Date: c. 1858-1900
- Owner:
- Materials: 1005 silk velvet body with 236 silk slash style appliques surrounded with metal trim. Cotton lining, hessian inner lining, cotton stuffing, lead-painted metal buttons, bone/ivory buttons.
Object Summary
The object is a Tudor Doublet style jacket from the Victorian period. Due to the mock Tudor style and ‘number 21’ written on the inside, the garment is believed to have been created for the theatre, likely for a Shakespearian play. The garment was entirely hand sewn with evidence of it being adjusted in size at a later date. The front is decorated with gold plated buttons with makers marks dating between 1858-1888 in Paris. The garment is covered in 236 silk appliqués added to replicate the style of Tudor slash sleeves, a popular decorative element of the period. Each appliqué is surrounded with metal trim and the object arrived with 3 missing appliqués, silver shattering, dirt accumulation, and rips in the fabric and stitching. The entire garment had channels of loose threads, indicating where a metal trim had previously been. This was likely removed from the doublet in order to be repurposed for another costume within a theatre.
This object was conserved by Holly Ewart. Find out more about her by clicking on the profile below!
Holly Ewart
