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Collections

Man's Coat and Waistcoatcirca 1750

Not on view
Ivory silk men's three-piece suit, circa 18th century, with allover woven dot pattern and wide floral brocade trim in cream and teal along front edges, cuffs, and pocket flaps
Woven silk textile with two distinct patterned sections: a border of large floral and foliate motifs with blue and green silk highlights, adjoining a field of small repeating flower heads in cream and taupe on a plain-weave ground.
Woven textile with an allover repeat pattern of small stylized flowers with dark centers on branching stems, in tan and dark brown on a cream ground with visible horizontal ribbing.
Title
Man's Coat and Waistcoat
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1750
Medium
Silk cut, uncut, and voided velvet (ciselé) with supplementary metal strip weft patterning
Dimensions
Center back length (Coat): 40 1/4 in. (102.24 cm) Center back length (Waistcoat): 34 3/4 in. (88.27 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.57.35a-b
Classification
(not assigned)
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.
  • Velvets East and West: From the 14th to the 20th Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1966.