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Man's Shooting Jacket and Vestcirca 1843

Not on view
Worn forest-green velvet men's jacket and waistcoat on a dark dress form, with crushed pile, hook-and-eye closures, patch pockets, and frayed edges
Dark green velvet coat displayed from the back at a three-quarter angle, with a fitted waist, flared skirt, flat collar, and metal buttons at the waist and cuffs.
Title
Man's Shooting Jacket and Vest
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1843
Medium
Wool/silk velvet (plush)
Dimensions
Center back length (Jacket): 33 in. (83.82 cm) Center back length (Vest): 22 3/8 in. (56.83 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.2007.211.808a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.