There are a number of very clear references to knitted items in the
Henry VIII inventories, many of them are much earlier than you
think. There are plenty of references in other sources as
well. Including one I have found which has King Henry ordering
twelve pairs of "knytt hosen" for his sister-in-law sister the
Princess of Castile, in May of 1510.
Cheers,
Danielle
At 09:23 PM 11/22/2005, you wrote:
I would *love* to know what the dates and assumed origins are (if
any) for the knit garments. So far, the earliest I've heard
verified made in England (other than "Monmouth caps" which are
coarse-knit then felted/fulled) has been in the 1550s.
(I'm guessing that they're the youngest of the items in the display,
but... :-)
-Liz
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