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Man's Suit (Coat and Breeches)1780-1790

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Displayed men's two-piece suit, cream and tan checked woven fabric, long front-buttoned coat with fitted sleeves and matching knee-length breeches

Unknown, Man's Suit (Coat and Breeches), 1780-1790, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Man's Suit (Coat and Breeches)
Place Made
England
Date Made
1780-1790
Medium
Silk uncut and voided silk velvet
Dimensions
Center back length (a) coat): 41 3/4 in. (106.05 cm) Inseam: 17 3/4 in. (45.09 cm) Length (overall, b) breeches ): 29 in. (73.66 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.59.24.20a-b
Classification
Costumes
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.