This gambeson is one of the few seventeenth-century garments in a Dutch museum collection. Leather or textile was a valuable possession for many, and for that reason often worn until threadbare, or it was reused. It is therefore quite exceptional that this thick leather gambeson has been preserved, and in such a good condition too. This type of garment was mainly worn by horsemen, soldiers and sailors from the second half of the sixteenth century on. The thickness of the material protected the wearer against all forms of danger from the world around. The gambeson was sometimes worn in combination with a cuirass (a type of harness). There are dozens of paintings from that time showing people wearing this tunic. A gambeson like this was always made of leather, but the model was nevertheless subject to fashion. Its longer front
Title
Kolder
Artist
Dating
1660 - 1670
Material and technique
Object number
4461
Object type
Acquisition
bruikleen 1923 (bruikleen van particuliere collectie)
Dimensions
lengte midden achter 92 cm
mouwlengte 50 cm
rugbreedte 43 cm
hoogte cm
breedte cm
diepte cm
Documentation
- Uit de Mode : collectie van het Centraal Museum, Voorw. Bart Rutten, tekst Ninke Bloemberg, Anne-Karlijn van Kesteren, Rosalie Sloof … [et al.], (The Rijksmuseum Bulletin, 54, 3), p. 54, afb. in kleur p. 55
Exhibitions
Persistent url
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