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Burgonet in silk w/embroidery and pearls
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:04 am
by Tracy Justus
I found
this photo of a burgonet covered in silk with gold embroidery, pearls, and edged in gold braid. The only info I have is from the caption: "1620s Sweden". Judging from the
other photos in the album it's in a European collection but my google-fu has failed me. Does anyone here know anything about it?
Tracy
Re: Burgonet in silk w/embroidery and pearls
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 9:33 am
by Baron Alcyoneus
It is in his Stockholm album, that might help. I think I've seen it, I'll try to remember to look in some books when I'm home.
Re: Burgonet in silk w/embroidery and pearls
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 12:47 pm
by Tracy Justus
I found a reference to the hat in a 1949 Grancsay essay on costume and armor- he said it was probably worn by a page at the 1620 wedding of Gustavus Adolphus and it was in the Royal Armoury. I searched the online collection of the Livrustkammaren (Royal Armoury) but no joy, nor is it in Sweden: a Royal Treasury 1550-1700. We don't have any other books on Swedish collections. Thanks for looking for me!
T.
Re: Burgonet in silk w/embroidery and pearls
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 7:26 pm
by Baron Alcyoneus
Re: Burgonet in silk w/embroidery and pearls
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 1:24 am
by Baron Alcyoneus
It isn't in that book, but I found it on the AAF. Check here, on p4.
User Album: Carl Koppeschaar - Livrustkammaren
It isn't exactly the same, but it might be a picture of the opposite side. Check PMs.
It IS next to the gold pinked doublet in your collection link.
Re: Burgonet in silk w/embroidery and pearls
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 8:03 am
by Tracy Justus
Thanks Alcy. You prompted me to finally register for the AAF. Now to wait to get a mod's approval before I can look at content...
T.
Re: Burgonet in silk w/embroidery and pearls
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 1:37 pm
by Tracy Justus
Sadly it looks like I can't access the photo collection on AAF without contributing some photos of my own to the database. Unfortunately our computers went tits up since our last museum visits and we no longer have museum armor photos stored on them. We do have photos on disc, somewhere. I'll get my husband to dig them out.
T.