Nicole Kipar's late 17th century costume history

Surviving Clothing & Accessories
17th Century
Museum Treasures

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Victoria & Albert Museum
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Suit of Yellow Slashed and Braided Satin. English, about 1630. Copyright © Board of Trustees Victoria & Albert Museum. Nos: T198 and T58-b-1960. With permission	Doublet and Breeches. English, c. 1630. Copyright © Board of Trustees Victoria & Albert Museum. Nos: T577 and T348+a-1905. With permission.	Suit from 1673 of brown worsted lined with fiery orange silk and embroidered all over with gold and silver. Copyright © Board of Trustees Victoria & Albert. With permission

Accessories
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	Note that spectacles did not have arms before the 18th century when the first so-called 'wig spectacles' turned up.		Feather curler from the museum of London. (middle)
	Gambling purse from kid leather and red velvet. The heavy metal embroidery stiffens the folds and therefore the sides of the purse.		Wig curlers and tongs as well as comb from the Museum of London.