The Golden Gown of Queen Margaret I, Uppsala Cathedral Treasury, Sweden
Very few dresses survive from the Middle Ages, making this item a remarkable survival. It dates back to the 1410s and is said to have been a ballgown belonging to Margaret (1353-1412), Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden between 1387-1412. The gown originally was completely woven in golden brocade made of threads of actual gold. More gold, in fact, was present in this gown than in a royal crown, though much of it has worn down and disappeared over the centuries. The dress was originally kept in Roskilde Cathedral in Denmark, where Margaret is buried (see www.flickr.com/photos/alex-david/50360614838/in/album-721...). It was removed to Uppsala as part of war loot during the Danish-Swedish War of 1658-1660 and remains there today.
See a modern reconstruction of the dress here: www.flickr.com/photos/alex-david/53420285401/
The Golden Gown of Queen Margaret I, Uppsala Cathedral Treasury, Sweden
Very few dresses survive from the Middle Ages, making this item a remarkable survival. It dates back to the 1410s and is said to have been a ballgown belonging to Margaret (1353-1412), Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden between 1387-1412. The gown originally was completely woven in golden brocade made of threads of actual gold. More gold, in fact, was present in this gown than in a royal crown, though much of it has worn down and disappeared over the centuries. The dress was originally kept in Roskilde Cathedral in Denmark, where Margaret is buried (see www.flickr.com/photos/alex-david/50360614838/in/album-721...). It was removed to Uppsala as part of war loot during the Danish-Swedish War of 1658-1660 and remains there today.
See a modern reconstruction of the dress here: www.flickr.com/photos/alex-david/53420285401/