… belonged to a member of Charles I’s household
Divers off the coast of the Netherlands found the treasure, which came from a shipwreck, after it was exposed by a storm which washed away the silt covering it for four centuries.
The full story of the shipwreck and photos of the other items found are in the full story.
This gown was found by divers off the coast of the Dutch island of Texel in August 2014. It is now on display, along with the other recovered treasures, “in the Kaap Skil mueum on Texel, where they will stay for a month before being examined fully by archaeologists.” (from the report in The Daily Mail, April 19, 2016)
