Jane Seymour
The
outfit made according to a
portrait of 3rd Henry VIII's wife by Hans Holbein,
1537 (The Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, Haag). The outfit is
hand-sewn according to patterns in The Tudor Tailor, some methods were fitted to the
portrait. The dress is made of 11 m of half-silk velvet and
consists of the dress with the train and turn-back sleeves and
separate stomacher, which is pinned over the front lacing of
dress. 50 brass pins are made by M. Kršková. The dress is
embroidered with a gold thread and completed with girdle and
necklace made of real pearls and gilded metal components, a brass
pendant with a ruby and padparadža (Kršková). The folded
foresleeves of silk satin with brass buttons with a glass stone
and garnets (Kršková) are tied up to turn-back sleeves. |