bavarikon4Ubavarikon4U

Jewellery from the coffin of Countess Palatine Dorothea Sabina of Palatinate-Neuburg (1576-1598)

Dorothea Sabina of Palatinate-Neuburg was born in 1576 as the second daughter of Philip Ludwig of Palatinate-Neuburg (1547-1614) and Anna of Jülich-Kleve-Berg (1552-1632) at Neuburg Castle, where she died in 1598 at the age of 22. Her body was carefully preserved and with aromatic spices, balsams and herbs added, it was then buried in the Lauingen royal crypt. She was dressed in an olive green robe of silk velvet with gold trim and hanging sleeves of yellow slit satin lining. Underneath she wore a green taffeta petticoat with silver lace. The ensemble is one of the very few surviving complete women’s garments from the 16th century. Her jewellery included a necklace made of carved fruit seeds, which the gem with the greyhound was attached to. These included two bracelets with gemstones worn over the sleeves, a small pendant with her initials and two rings. The purpose of a necklace with rock crystal façon beads, which has only been preserved in fragments, is not clear. According to the records from the opening of the coffin in 1781, it had been found "in two pieces of rubble" at the princess’ "waist level".

The other part collections of "Renaissance jewellery from the Lauingen royal crypt" available on bavarikon


>> This collection is part of the collection "Renaissance jewellery from the Lauingen royal crypt" of the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum.