Burgonet in silk w/embroidery and pearls

[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

[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.

[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.

[Baron Alcyoneus]

I have this book:

http://www.abebooks.com/9789178101658/W ... 101654/plp

I'll look at it as soon as I can.

[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.

[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.

[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.