The collection was 'extremely rare'
Antique's Roadshow presenter Hilary Kay was delighted when she was presented with a never before seen collection of Elizabethan textiles dating back 500 years. The textiles were presented during the episode filmed at Wollaton Hall in Nottingham.
The items belong to the Wollaton family who built the historic hall in 1588. Until the discovery of the textiles, no examples of sleeve supports were known to exist. The farthingale sleeve is made from a thick cotton material called fustian, stitched with 14 casings of linen each containing a hoop of baleen, also known as whalebone.The support, known as a farthingale sleeve, has remained in almost perfect condition along with the satin sleeve it originally supported according to BBC.
Author and lecturer Kay added: “Exceptional. It is such an exciting moment to be faced with something from the 16th century which is in such incredible condition.”
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