Coat1790s

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Late 18th-century men's costume on a white mannequin: olive-striped coat, horizontally striped waistcoat, tan knee breeches, pale blue stockings, white wig, and twisted wooden walking stick

Museum mannequin displaying late 18th-century men's ensemble: olive-green striped tailcoat over a horizontal-striped waistcoat, cream knee breeches, striped stockings, and black buckle shoes, with a teal cravat, white gloves, and a gnarled walking stick.

Late 18th-century men's ensemble displayed on a white mannequin: olive striped coat with double-breasted buttons, multicolored striped waistcoat, tan knee breeches with ribbon ties, white striped stockings, and black buckled shoes. Teal cravat at neck; mannequin holds a gnarled wooden walking stick.

Full-length mannequin display of late 18th-century men's ensemble: olive-green striped tailcoat over a horizontal-striped waistcoat, teal cravat, tan knee breeches, white striped stockings, and black flat shoes. Mannequin holds a gnarled wooden walking stick and small scissors, with white gloves.

Museum display of late 18th-century men's ensemble on a featureless white mannequin: olive-striped tailcoat over a multicolored striped waistcoat, tan knee breeches with ribbon ties at the knees, white striped stockings, black buckle shoes, teal cravat, and a gnarled wooden walking stick.

Two mannequins displaying late 18th-century ensembles: left figure in a brown striped tailcoat, waistcoat, and cream knee breeches with black buckle shoes; right figure in a brown checked riding habit with white skirt and fichu, topped with a straw hat trimmed with green ribbon.

Two mannequins displaying late 18th-century dress: left figure in a brown-striped tailcoat, cream waistcoat, and peach knee breeches with buckled shoes; right figure in a brown checked fitted jacket and full white skirt, with a straw wide-brimmed hat trimmed with green ribbon.

Late 18th-century men's ensemble displayed on a white mannequin: brown striped tailcoat with button trim, cream patterned waistcoat, buff knee breeches, white stockings, and black buckled shoes, topped with a powdered white wig.

Rear view of a late 18th-century men's coat displayed on a mannequin, tailored in tan silk with narrow vertical stripes, fitted through the back with pleated skirts and covered buttons at the waist; white lace ruffles at the cuffs and a white cap visible above the collar.

Late 18th-century men's ensemble displayed on a mannequin: brown striped wool coat with brass buttons, cream embroidered waistcoat, pale peach knee breeches, white stockings, and black buckled shoes, with white lace cravat and powdered wig.

Close-up of an 18th-century men's ensemble: a taupe silk coat with woven green and gold horizontal stripes over a cream waistcoat with a scattered small-motif pattern and embroidered floral border trim, fastened with fabric-covered buttons, with a white linen cravat visible at the collar.

Title: Coat
Place Made: France
Date Made: 1790s
Medium: Silk/cotton plain weave with silk supplementary-warp patterning
Dimensions: Coat center back length: 49 in. (124.46 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.2007.211.802
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.
Örmen, Catherine. L'Art de la Mode. Paris: Citadelles & Mazenod, 2015.
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.
Bowles, Hamish. "The Hamish Files: Exhibition Dressing." Vogue 206, no.4 (April 2016): 144, 253.
Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberly. "Reigning Men." Ornament 39, no.1 (2016): 34-39.
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.

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