Man's Livery Suit (Coat, Waistcoat, and Breeches)circa 1790

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Title: Man's Livery Suit (Coat, Waistcoat, and Breeches)
Place Made: Ireland
Date Made: circa 1790
Medium: Coat: wool plain weave, fulled, with metallic ribbon, metal braid, and metal buttons; Waistcoat: wool plain weave, fulled, with metallic ribbon and metal buttons; Breeches: wool velvet with metallic ribbon and metal buttons
Dimensions: Center back length (a) Coat): 45 in. (114.3 cm) Center back length (b) Waistcoat): 24 3/4 in. (62.87 cm) Length (c) Breeches, overall): 35 1/2 in. (90.17 cm) Inseam (c) Breeches): 20 in. (50.8 cm)
Credit Line: Costume Council Fund
Accession Number: M.81.5a-c
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.

Not on view

Title: Man's Livery Suit (Coat, Waistcoat, and Breeches)
Place Made: Ireland
Date Made: circa 1790
Medium: Coat: wool plain weave, fulled, with metallic ribbon, metal braid, and metal buttons; Waistcoat: wool plain weave, fulled, with metallic ribbon and metal buttons; Breeches: wool velvet with metallic ribbon and metal buttons
Dimensions: Center back length (a) Coat): 45 in. (114.3 cm) Center back length (b) Waistcoat): 24 3/4 in. (62.87 cm) Length (c) Breeches, overall): 35 1/2 in. (90.17 cm) Inseam (c) Breeches): 20 in. (50.8 cm)
Credit Line: Costume Council Fund
Accession Number: M.81.5a-c
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.