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Man's Suit (Coat and Breeches)circa 1785

Not on view
Late 18th-century men's three-piece suit on a white mannequin — dusty rose coat, floral cream waistcoat, and matching knee breeches, with black buckled shoes and powdered wig
Museum display of an 18th-century men's suit on a white mannequin with powdered wig: matching rose-pink silk coat and knee breeches with an embroidered green waistcoat, lace ruffles at collar and cuffs, photographed in three-quarter profile against a dark gray background.
Pale rose-gold silk frock coat displayed on a mannequin, rear view, showing textured woven fabric, fitted back seams, pleated skirt, covered buttons at hip pockets and vent, and lace cuffs at the wrists.
18th-century men's suit displayed on a white mannequin: dusty pink silk coat and breeches with a cream embroidered waistcoat featuring floral trim, paired with a white powdered wig and black buckled shoes, against a dark gray background.
Close-up of an 18th-century silk coat and waistcoat on a mannequin; pale pink woven silk coat with self-fabric buttons alongside a cream waistcoat embroidered with small floral sprigs, with lace jabot at the collar.
Close-up detail of 18th-century garment: dusty pink silk watered fabric with covered buttons along the front edge, opening to reveal a cream silk lining embroidered with scattered polychrome floral sprigs in pink, blue, and green.
Close-up detail of 18th-century men's court ensemble: pink ribbed silk coat and breeches alongside a cream silk waistcoat densely embroidered with polychrome flowers, birds, and insects, with fabric-covered buttons along the front opening.
Close-up photograph of a white featureless mannequin in profile, wearing an 18th-century pink ribbed silk coat with fabric-covered buttons and a ruffled cream lace jabot at the collar, against a dark background.
Close-up detail of 18th-century menswear: dusky pink woven silk coat with zigzag pattern and fabric-covered buttons at left, opening to reveal an embroidered silk waistcoat with floral and botanical motifs in green, pink, and blue; cascading white needle lace jabot at center.
Close-up detail of 18th-century clothing: pink woven fabric with horizontal zigzag pattern and large flat buttons, layered white needle lace ruffles at center front, and floral embroidered waistcoat visible beneath.
Title
Man's Suit (Coat and Breeches)
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1785
Medium
Silk plain weave (faille) with warp-float patterning
Dimensions
A) Center back length: 43 1/4 in. (109.855 cm); B) Inseam length: 17 1/2 in. (44.45 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number
M.2007.211.47a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Steele, Valerie, ed. Pink: the History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2018.