Knit Clothing from the Middle Ages through the 17th Century

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• Tiraz, Fatimid Egypt, c. 910-1171
• Cap made from byssus, 14th century; see also this glove, made of the same material, and The Story of "Sea Silk"
• Silk gloves thought to have belonged to Archbishop William Warham (d. 1532)

Wool flat caps, 16th century Museum of London NN8512 (early 16th century) Cap from the Mary Rose Germanisches Nationalmuseum T3762, also here, here, here, and here (first half of the 16th century) V&A 1562&A-1901 Museum of London NN8511

• Monmouth cap, 16th century
• Child's wool mitten, 16th century
• Child's wool vest, 16th century
• Men's trunkhose, 16th century; also here and here
• Silk & silver-gilt gloves, Spain, 16th century
• Silk hose of a 16th century Saxon prince
• Sock, c. 1540-1560; imported to England from Italy or Spain
• Silk stockings of the Prince-Elector August von Sachsen, second half of the 16th century
• Pair of ecclesiastical gloves, c. 1550-1600
• Knit garters, made in Italy c. 1575-1600
• Machine-knit stockings in silk with gold and silver threads, late 16th or early 17th century
• Boy's stockings, c. 1600-1620
• A lady's silk gloves, first half of the 17th century

Ladies' silk jackets, 17th century Germanisches Nationalmuseum T2558 (also here) Germanisches Nationalmuseum T3170 Germanisches Nationalmuseum T3638 Museum für Angewandte Kunst N61 Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire 1336 Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire T.2196 Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire T.1043 V&A 807-1904 (use V&A Access to Images) V&A 106-1899 (detail)

• An infant's silk and metal-thread vest, 17th century
• Wool hose, c. 1640-1649
• Hand-knit stockings, mid-17th century
• Child's cotton jacket, 17th century
• Wool hat, 17th or 18th century
• The Gunnister find, late 17th century; includes two caps, gloves, a purse, and stockings (detail)