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Kimonos first appeared in Western Europe in the 1650s as annual gifts from the Japanese shoguns (hereditary commanders-in-chief of the Japanese army)  to members of the Dutch East India Company.  They became popular garments in Europe and the demand for them soon outstripped the supply from Japan.  Both the Dutch and English East India companies began importing kimonos from India, made of the printed cottons available there.<br><br>\r\n\r\n<b>Materials & Techniques</b><br>\r\nLord Clapham's nightgown is very similar to the Japanese style of the kimono.  It is hand-sewn of salmon-pink satin with a floral pattern in purple, pale blue, emerald green, lime green, orange and deep pink.  The silk is French or Italian in origin, probably woven about 1680.  The nightgown is lined with a patterned blue Chinese export silk, which forms the cuffs and facings.<br><br>\r\n\r\n<b>Ownership & Use</b><br>\r\nVarious styles of informal gown had been in use in England since the 16th century.  In the late 17th century men wore westernised versions of the kimono as informal gowns over a shirt and breeches. This ensemble would be worn when getting up in the morning and before dressing in the formal clothes required for public activities.  At the end of the day, many men removed their coats and waistcoats, and donned a nightgown for relaxing in private at home.","physicalDescription":"Doll's undress gown of salmon pink satin with a floral pattern brocaded with purple, pale blue, emerald green, lime green, orange and deep pink. It is lined with blue Chinese silk damask with a floral pattern, which forms  the cuffs and robings. The gown is T-shaped with a standing collar. 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The daughter of Pepys' nephew, John Jackson (son of his sister, Pauline) married a Cockerell.  The doll and its partner were named 'Lord' and 'Lady' of the family home in Clapham.\n\nHistorical significance: The doll and its partner are costume documents; their clothes being, in style, cut and material, perfect miniatures of the fashions of the late 17th century.  Their importance is underlined  by the almost total lack of other good visual material for this period, whether pictorial or in the form of surviving garments.  In particular, the survival of accessories and the informal garments is extremely rare.","historicalContext":"Dolls were widely produced in the 17th century, although very few survive.  It is most unlikely that these particular examples were the playthings of children.  Their production is of a high quality, almost all the accessories survive and there is little wear and tear on the dolls and their garments.  They were most probably purchased for the amusement of adults, and as a decorative accessory to a home.","briefDescription":"Doll's undress gown, probably London, 1690-1700 of brocaded salmon-pink satin, Italian or French c1680.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Hillier, Mary, Pollock's Dictionary of English Dolls, London: Robert Hale Ltd, 1982, 50-51, 202pp. ill"}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nThese dolls were named 'Lord and Lady' of the family home in Clapham, London by their owners, the Cockerell family. The outfits of the dolls are perfect miniatures of London fashions 1690-1700. Lord Clapham's coat, waistcoat and close-fitting breeches demonstrate the newly fashionable three-piece suit. At this period the suit was not expected to match. The neck-cloth is worn in fashionable, military style.\n\nDoll of wood and wool, face gessoed and painted, wig of human hair; linen shirt; breeches of silver tissue lined with white flannel; waistcoat of silver tissue lined with silk; wool coat, lined with silk and trimmed with silver braid; muslin neckcloth; silk stockings; leather shoes with brass buckles; felt hat","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["T.847N-1974"],"accessionNumberNum":"847","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":1974,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LR0754","2019LV6757"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-29","recordCreationDate":"2003-08-11","availableToBook":true}}