Man's Suit (Coat and Breeches)

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Man's Suit (Coat and Breeches)

1785-1790
Costumes; !Primary
Coat: silk cut velvet with floating-warp and self-weft patterning with silk embroidery, paste (glass) stones and sequins Breeches: silk cut velvet with floating warp and self-weft patterning
Center back length (Coat): 43 1/2 in. (110.49 cm) Inseam (Breeches): 26 1/2 in. (67.31 cm)
Gift of B. Rich (M.2012.188.180a-b)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.