1586 Lauenberger Fuerstengruft: silk velvet and metal embroidered coat

1586 coat of Duke Duke Wilhelm V, silk velvet, heavily embroidered with a variety of gold and silver threads. Found in the Lauenburger crypt and displayed in the Bavarian National Museum in Munich. Tradition has it that Duke Wilhelm wore this coat at his wedding with Duchess Renata of Lorraine.

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Museum Photos: 1690-1700 ‘Lord Clapham’ doll (V&A)

Late 17th century fashionable dressed English doll, complete with accessories, informal and formal dress. Photos taken in April 2003 in the V&A museum.