Comparative Textiles from the Victoria and Albert Museum Collections

Following our Workshop on Dress and Jewellery for the Unwrapping an Icon project at the Victoria and Albert Museum in February 2018, in this post we’d like to share a few of the comparative examples of textiles in the V&A collections that we examined during the event. Fig. A. The Lady’s fine, translucent veil with … Continue reading Comparative Textiles from the Victoria and Albert Museum Collections

WORKSHOP ON DRESS AND JEWELLERY, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM

The dress and jewellery represented in the Lady in a Fur Wrap portrait may provide invaluable clues as to the status and identity of the sitter and the dating of the portrait, yet the combination of elements remains puzzling. Over the years, scholars have commented on a number of aspects of the dress and jewellery … Continue reading WORKSHOP ON DRESS AND JEWELLERY, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM