Man's Suit (Coat, Vest, and Breeches)

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Man's Suit (Coat, Vest, and Breeches)

France, circa 1810
Costumes; principal attire (entire body)
Silk cut and voided velvet with silk supplementary-weft patterning
Center back length (a) Coat): 42 1/2 in. (107.95 cm) Center back length (b) Vest): 25 1/2 in. (64.77 cm) Inseam (c) Breeches): 16 1/2 in. (41.91 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne (M.2007.211.806a-c)
Not currently on public view