Skrädderi för kungligt bruk : tillverkning av kläder vid det svenska hovet ca 1600-1635

This study examines the manufacturing of tailored men's garments in the workshops at the Swedish royal court during the reigns of Charles IX and Gustavus Adolphus. The focus of the examination has been on the craft of tailoring and the organization of the court tailors. The study is built on both object-based and archival research. The sources used are the extant royal and livery garments from the Swedish court, produced between 1610 and 1635, and the documents from the royal wardrobe. The latter consist of accounts, warrants and inventories produced during the daily contact between the wardrobe staff and the court tailors. The extant garments, being the material evidence of the prevailing tailoring methods, show choices of materials, construction and tailoring techniques, while the documents show the width of the production to which the garments can be compared. The study of the craft is concerned with what was produced, which materials were used, how these functioned in the garments, and what technical solutions were in use.