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Breechescirca 1790

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Historical men's ensemble on a white mannequin: olive-striped coat with floral embroidery, diamond-patterned waistcoat, olive breeches, and tricorn hat
18th-century men's ensemble displayed on a white mannequin: dark olive-striped frock coat with embroidered floral buttons, patterned waistcoat, olive knee breeches, white gloves, dark tricorn hat, and black buckled shoes.
18th-century men's ensemble displayed on a white mannequin: olive and gold vertically striped frock coat with embroidered cuffs, embroidered waistcoat, tan knee breeches, black buckled shoes, and a dark brown tricorn hat.
Title
Breeches
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1790
Medium
Silk twill
Dimensions
Inseam length: 19 in. (48.26 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.2007.211.803
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.

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