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Man's Suit (Coat, Waistcoat, and Breeches)circa 1755

Not on view
Eighteenth-century men's suit on a white mannequin: brick red and gold patterned coat with brass buttons, matching waistcoat, breeches, white lace cuffs, and powdered wig
Close-up detail of a red silk brocade coat sleeve and pocket flap, woven with a dense pattern of dark red and cream flowers; four large circular gilt buttons with raised decorative borders fasten the cuff.
18th-century man's coat displayed on a mannequin, rear three-quarter view. Deep red fabric with an allover floral pattern in dark crimson and gold. Row of brass buttons along the back vents and cuffs, with white lace ruffles at the wrists. Mannequin wears a white powdered wig with ribbon bow.
Close-up of red silk brocade textile with an all-over pattern of dark crimson velvet floral motifs and small cream blossoms on trailing vines; two gilt metal buttons visible at right edge.
Close-up of red silk voided velvet textile with a repeating floral pattern; large deep crimson velvet blooms alternate with smaller cream-colored flowers on a ribbed woven ground.
Title
Man's Suit (Coat, Waistcoat, and Breeches)
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1755
Medium
Silk cut, uncut, and voided velvet (ciselé) on satin foundation
Dimensions
(Overall) Coat skirt silhouette: 70 × 34 × 30 in. (177.8 × 86.36 × 76.2 cm) Center back length (Waistcoat): 32 1/2 in. (82.55 cm) Length (Breeches): 21 1/4 in. (53.98 cm) Inseam (Breeches): 14 1/8 in. (35.88 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.2007.211.947a-c
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.
Selected Exhibition History
  • Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800. June 12, 2022 - October 30, 2022
  • Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800. June 12, 2022 - October 30, 2022