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Man's Suit (Coat, Waistcoat, and Breeches)circa 1785

Not on view
Cream silk textile fragment with scattered small embroidered sprigs, edged with a lace-and-embroidery border and five applied dark brown three-dimensional rosette ornaments

Unknown, Man's Coat, circa 1785-1789, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Jeakins, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Man's Suit (Coat, Waistcoat, and Breeches)
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1785
Medium
Coat: Cut and voided silk velvet with metal buttons; Waistcoat: silk plain weave with warp and weft float patterning and supplementary weft patterning, with silk thread embroidery and metal sequins. Breeches: Cut and voided silk velvet
Dimensions
Center back length (Coat): 46 in. (116.84 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Jeakins
Accession Number
M.67.56.3a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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