Early 16th century Venetian man’s ensemble | Linen shirt with blackwork floss seams and drawstring neck and cuffs; velvet padded doublet with decorative brass ball buttons, stringed centre front closure, tied open sleeves with strings and brass aiglets, a second pair of sleeves in cut velvet with decorative brass ball buttons, paired with a wool open robe with thread wrapped buttons and handworked buttonholes, vintage leather belt, pouch gloves and slippers, felt/wool caps, fur collars, an antique Turkish silk drape, an antique bullion baldric with tassels, a silk garter, handbound parchment notebook and crystal paste/freshwater pearls jewelry.

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