29.128_01
Type
waistcoat; doublet; under-doublet
Materials
silk, linen, hand-stitched
Place
England (place of manufacture); England, Gloucestershire, Alveston (place of association)
Description
Man's waistcoat, doublet or under-doublet in quilted pink-red silk satin. Lined in linen and interlined in wool. Said to have been worn by Charles II when Prince of Wales. Left behind when he was staying with Sir Thomas Veel of Alveston, near Bristol, in 1645 during his time in charge of the Royalist forces in the West Country. Part of the Burrell Collection.
Measurements
overall: 850 mm x 550 mm x 500 mm 50 g
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