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Man's Coatcirca 1785, altered circa 1795

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Back view of an 18th-century man's fitted silk coat in pale sage green with coral-red vertical stripes, displayed on a white mannequin
18th-century men's ensemble on a mannequin: striped silk coat in olive and red with ornate buttons, embroidered waistcoat, mauve knee breeches, black tricorn hat, white gloves, and a gnarled wooden walking stick.
18th-century men's ensemble displayed on a white mannequin: silk striped coat in olive green and red with decorative buttons, embroidered waistcoat, mauve knee breeches, black tricorn hat, white gloves, and a gnarled wooden walking stick.
Silk frock coat displayed on a mannequin, rear view; sage green fabric with vertical coral-red stripes, fitted back with pleated skirt, decorative buttons at waist and cuffs, white lace sleeve ruffles visible at wrists.
Circular brooch with carved mother-of-pearl scalloped outer border, a ring of small silver beads, and a domed black center inlaid with horizontal pink and teal stripes, set with a faceted clear gemstone at center.
Title
Man's Coat
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1785, altered circa 1795
Medium
Silk plain weave and silk satin stripes with mother of pearl, crystal, glass, lacquer, and metal buttons
Dimensions
Center back length: 42 1/4 in. (107.32 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.2007.211.805
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.
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Transformation: the LACMA Campaign. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 2008.

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