Søren Johnson was a Danish courtier in Scotland, serving
Anne of Denmark
Anne of Denmark (; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I; as such, she was Queen of Scotland
The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional fo ...
, queen consort of
James VI and I
James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until ...
as master of the wardrobe.
Career
Johnson probably came to Scotland with Anne of Denmark in May 1590. He is mentioned in a number of court records, until 1597 when he left or died. He was in charge of the queen's clothes. The spelling of his name in the Scottish record varies. His wardrobe staff included a Danish master tailor, Paul Rey or Pål Rei, three servant tailors, and a furrier Henrie Koss.
Records survive of clothes made for Anne of Denmark, her ladies in waiting,
chamberer A chamberer was a female attendant of an English queen, queen consort, or princess. There were similar positions in aristocratic households.
Chamberers at court
At court, the position was similar to a male groom of the privy chamber. The names of t ...
s, her minister
Hans Sering, and her secretaries. At least one of Anne's gowns was made in the Danish fashion, recorded in
Scots as "ane goun of Dence fassoun". The details of this Danish fashion are now difficult to determine.
The Scottish tailors
Peter Sanderson
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...
, William Simpson, and
Peter Rannald also worked on the queen's clothes.
A record of fabrics supplied for Anne of Denmark includes an outfit of black clothes for "Sorne Janesone". The cloak, doublet, and breeches are comparable with costume given to her secretaries and her master cook
Hans Poppilman Hans Poppilman (born 1574) was a Danish cook who served Anne of Denmark in Scotland and England.
Career
He came to Scotland with Anne of Denmark, bride of James VI of Scotland, James VI, in May 1590. He was then aged around 16, working for Hans Dri ...
. Her wardrobe had some independence from the wardrobe of King James, and was funded by money diverted from an
English subsidy. James also gave livery allowances of clothes or money equivalents to some members of the household, "according to the custom of Denmark".
The costume record includes costume made for Anne of Denmark to wear for dancing at
masque
The masque was a form of festive courtly entertainment that flourished in 16th- and early 17th-century Europe, though it was developed earlier in Italy, in forms including the intermedio (a public version of the masque was the pageant). A masque ...
s. Masque costumes were also made for James VI, and it seems that the royal couple danced or performed in costume at the weddings of courtiers and aristocrats in the first years of their marriage.
[Michael Pearce, 'Maskerye Claythis for James VI and Anna of Denmark', ''Medieval English Theatre 43, 2021'' (Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 2022), pp. 108-123 ]
References
External links
Amy Juhala, 'The Household and Court of King James VI of Scotland, 1567-1603', University of Edinburgh PhD thesis, (2000), pp. 60, 171, 331
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Household of Anne of Denmark
Danish courtiers
16th-century fashion
Material culture of royal courts