Cut and Construction
Doublet, trunk-hose, cloak and bonnet
Worn by Don Garzia de’ Medici
Presented by: Amalia Antonoplos
Article by: Janet Arnold
This article depicts the garments of Don Garzia in his grave
at Capella dei Principi of San Lorenzo. His coffin was opened in 1857 and the
cut and construction of his garments were scrutinized. Elenora of Toledo’s
garments were also examined in this article
Doublet
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Red satin decorated with gold thread
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Fastened with buttons and worked in silk thread-
buttons now missing
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Traditionally lined with linen. Small fragments of
linen remain
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Waistband was linen. The panes would have been
tightly gathered into leg bands
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Sleeves were folds of satin
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Ribbons were tied in the holes of the doublet. The
bottom of the doublet shows traces of holes, but they are not punched all the
way through.
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Perhaps this is because Garzia grew quickly and
needed extra length in the body
Cloak
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Remnants of the cloak were noted from the collar of
the sleeves
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The cloak represents contemporary English style
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Hanging sleeves were slit at the top to match the
cloak and fastened with braided loops
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Polish fashion
Bonnet
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Dark brown velvet- silk lining
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Crown of bonnet with 39 spaced dart tucks
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Western Europe fashion. Seen in portraits with jewels
or ostrich feathers
Elenora of
Toledo Coffin Gown
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Floor length gown- white satin, embroidered bust,
hemmed skirt. This gown was worn under a zimarra
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Underneath gown is crimson velvet, silk stockings
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Hair in braids
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Strips of crimson silk found were remnants of
garters, but were later found to be used to tie a corpse together (hands and
legs)
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Back of the dress had lace with eyelet holes. Uneven
lacing shows that she was dressed in a hurry for the burial
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Gown remnants of French fashion rather than
Florentine due to the side embroidering
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