STEVE BARKER
Early 17th-century woman's jacket, shown being worn in the Portrait of Margaret Laton, attributed to Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger and displayed alongside it.
Left
Jacket
About 1610 (1620, alteration)
England
Linen, embroidered with silver and silver-gilt thread, coloured silks, bobbin lace and spangles (sequins), lined with silk taffeta
Museum no. T.228-1994
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the National Art Collections Fund
Right
Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
Portrait of Margaret Laton
About 1620
Oil on oak panel
Museum no. E.214-1994
Acquired with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the National Art Collections Fund, and contributors to the Margaret Laton Fund