First thought to belong to an English lady-in-waiting, the lavish silk clothing from a 17th-century Dutch vessel is just one of many mysteries surrounding the last voyage of the Palmwood Wreck
Years of research have raised more questions than answers regarding the spectacular contents of a 17th-century shipwreck in the Netherlands, which includes some of the most important clothing discoveries ever made in Europe.
What has awed archaeologists is the discovery of luxurious—and unusually well-preserved—clothing on the ship, including an elegant dress embroidered with silver loveknots, an elaborate damask gown, a lady's toilet set and mirror, and a velvet, Ottoman-style tunic dyed withIn addition, a collection of 32 leather-bound books dating to the 16th- and 17th centuries were discovered onboard.
But if the Palmwood vessel wasn’t a floating royal wardrobe, what was it? The variety of clothing—some of which may have been decades-old at the time of sinking—as well as the international library of books , silver tableware, and other luxury items, leads some scholars to suggest that the artifacts may have belonged to an elite family, possibly travelling to a diplomatic posting.
Another theory is that the ship may have been carrying a theater company when it sank, says Corina Hordijk, Kapp Skil’s artistic director. “It's just one of the theories. Interesting, but probably not the most plausible one.”
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