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Man's Lounge Suit1860s

Not on view
Three-piece cream wool men's suit on a mannequin, with dense taupe embroidery in repeating arch and flame motifs along jacket fronts, sleeves, and waistcoat edges
Cream wool jacket displayed on a mannequin, rear view, with dense taupe embroidery forming two large teardrop medallions connected vertically on the back, and a repeating paisley and leaf border along the hem and cuffs.
Detail of a cream wool coat with dense taupe embroidery in scrolling paisley and tulip motifs, featuring two shield-shaped patch pockets and a pointed hem panel with leaf-and-arch border patterns.
Close-up of a cream wool textile with dense chain-stitch embroidery in taupe thread, featuring large paisley and teardrop motifs with scrolling curved lines and floral border details.
Title
Man's Lounge Suit
Place Made
Embroidered in India for the European market
Date Made
1860s
Medium
Goat-fleece underdown (cashmere wool) twill with silk embroidery
Dimensions
A) Coat center back length: 31 1/4 in. (79.375 cm); B) Trousers inseam length: 32 1/2 in. (82.55 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.2007.211.810a-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.
  • Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberly. "Reigning Men." Ornament 39, no.1 (2016): 34-39.