1540 CE Male Tudor Sailor/Officer

Title	1540 CE Male Tudor Sailor/Officer
Entry #	GGB2021.092
Alternate Names	1540’s Tudor, doublet and breeches
Year	1540
Time range	1530-1580
Era	Tudor
Gender	Male
region	Western Europe
Countries/cultures	England
Maker	Gireaude Bennet/Constance Willkicke
Difficulty	4
Confidence	Image Examples

Intro:

Clothes of an officer sailing on the Mary Rose. Coat worn over a doublet with the base layer of a linen shirt, breeches and stockings.

Description:

undershirt, breeches, socks, garters, doublet, coat, coif and hat

Linen shirt has ruffles at collar and cuffs.

Venetian style pants are cotton.

Blue doublet is also silk. Doublet includes short cap sleeves that can not be seen in image.

Stockings are held up with hand woven garters.

Shoes are commercial “Mary Rose” style.

Linen coif beneath hat.

Coat and hat are silk, including embroidered medallion on lapel.

Inspiration Images

Common Materials

Fabrics:
- Linen shirt has ruffles at collar and cuffs.
- Venetian style pants are cotton.
- Blue doublet is also silk. Doublet includes short cap sleeves that can not be seen in image.
Additional:
- Stockings are held up with hand woven garters.
- Shoes are commercial “Mary Rose” style.

Effective Substitutions

Ensemble Components

Accessories

Source/Links

Mary Rose Trust

Version	2
date	3/5/2021
Source of Period Pic	Man in Red, c. 1530-1550, Royal Collection, London.
Model	Alan Smyith of Darkdale 020213-04
Photographer	Vincent De Vere