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Collections

Man's Suit (Coat, Vest, and Breeches)circa 1810

Not on view
Men's three-piece suit in deep navy blue velvet with dotted texture, displayed on a white mannequin: fitted coat, buttoned waistcoat, and knee-length breeches, with cream lace jabot and black flat shoes
Two mannequins displaying late 18th-century men's court suits; left in blue silk velvet coat, matching breeches, and embroidered waistcoat; right in emerald green velvet coat and waistcoat with dark breeches, both with lace cravats and buckled shoes.
Three-piece 18th-century men's suit displayed on a mannequin with powdered wig: fitted coat, waistcoat, and knee breeches in deep blue-purple velvet with small woven pattern, trimmed with decorative buttons, paired with white lace cravat and cuffs, and black buckled shoes.
Close-up of woven textile with a dark navy ground and an allover pattern of small yellow and white floating weft motifs arranged in a regular diagonal repeat.
Close-up detail of dark navy blue textile with a small repeating yellow dot pattern, showing three fabric-covered buttons along the right edge against a black background.
Close-up detail of deep blue velvet textile with an allover pattern of small gold dots, showing the pile's sheen along a central vertical seam.
Woven textile fragment with dark navy ground and a repeating small-dot pattern in yellow and cream, evenly distributed across the surface.
Title
Man's Suit (Coat, Vest, and Breeches)
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1810
Medium
Silk cut and voided velvet with silk supplementary-weft patterning
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Coat): 42 1/2 in. (107.95 cm) Center back length (b) Vest): 25 1/2 in. (64.77 cm) Inseam (c) Breeches): 16 1/2 in. (41.91 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.2007.211.806a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles