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Man's Coat and Waistcoatcirca 1760

Not on view
18th-century men's three-piece suit in crimson silk with gold and silver floral embroidery trim, displayed on a white mannequin with a gray wig and black buckled shoes
Title
Man's Coat and Waistcoat
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1760
Medium
Silk satin with silk and metallic-thread supplementary-weft patterning and metallic thread-covered buttons
Dimensions
Center back length (Coat): 43 1/8 in. (109.54 cm) Center back length (Waistcoat): 27 5/8 in. (70.17 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.59.29.1a-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.

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