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Man's Frock Coatcirca 1845

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Museum mannequin dressed in a full historical menswear ensemble: cream diamond-patterned jacket, striped trousers, multicolored cravat, and a tan top hat
Child's tailored jacket in cream woven fabric with small repeat pattern, displayed on a white mannequin from the back, paired with a tan beaver top hat; fitted waist with pleated skirt and long sleeves, early 19th-century style.
Close-up detail of a woven textile garment in cream and golden tan, featuring a jacquard check pattern, curved seam, and a single round textured button at lower center.
Close-up of a woven textile in natural beige tones, featuring a circular fabric button with a cream and tan floral dot pattern edged with a narrow border, set against an open-weave ground cloth.
Title
Man's Frock Coat
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
circa 1845
Medium
Cotton plain weave with supplementary warp-float patterning
Dimensions
Center back length: 36 in. (91.44 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.2007.211.61
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.
  • Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Suit: A Guide to Changing Men's Fashion from the 17th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020.