Live Auction 5945Fashion Through the Ages
Christie’s roundel
Lot 4 THE STANFORD HALL COLLECTION

A GENTLEMAN'S NIGHT CAP

ENGLAND, 1610-20

Closed3 December 2009

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GBP 21,250

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A GENTLEMAN'S NIGHT CAP
ENGLAND, 1610-20
the linen ground finely embroidered with gold thread curling stems with carnations, bunches of grapes, thistles, roses, pansies, iris and strawberries

Sir Thomas Cave, d 1666, a staunch supporter of Charles I. He helped defend the Manor House and church against Parliamentarians at the time of the battle of Naseby.

Specialist note

This kind of embroidery is well known in paintings and portraits of the late 16th and early 17th century. The most famous in England is the bodice worn in the portrait of Margaret Layton (museum no. E.214-1994), attributed to Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (1561-1636)
Compare also Victoria & Albert Museum, Number 2016-1899, a nightcap on display in the British Galleries.