Man's Suit1780-1785

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Three-piece men's court suit on a mannequin, chartreuse silk velvet with dense silver and pink botanical embroidery on the coat, waistcoat, and cuffs, with white lace trim and black buckled shoes

18th-century men's suit displayed on a mannequin: yellow-green silk coat and breeches with dense floral embroidery along the edges in silver and pink, paired with a white powdered wig, lace cravat and cuffs, white gloves, and black buckled shoes. Three-quarter rear view against a gray background.

18th-century men's coat in chartreuse yellow silk with fine ribbed texture, displayed from the back on a mannequin. Elaborately embroidered floral and scrollwork trim in muted pink and silver covers the pleated skirt hem, cuffs, and collar.

Detail of a textile garment in ribbed yellow silk, embellished with applied metallic embroidery, small mirrored discs, pink diamond-shaped and circular medallions, and an emerald green stone accent along the right border.

Textile garment detail in chartreuse yellow ribbed fabric, densely embellished with metallic silver and pink embroidery, rhinestones, and small green gemstones in floral and geometric patterns across the hip and side panels.

Detail of a textile with yellow-green ribbed silk ground, densely embroidered with metallic thread in floral and foliate motifs, studded with small mirrors, seed pearls, and green and pink gemstones or foil-backed stones arranged in rosettes and scrolling borders.

Close-up detail of embroidered textile on chartreuse green fabric, featuring a raised circular medallion centered with a green stone, surrounded by mirror work, pink metallic sequins, and gold zardozi-style floral motifs set with small round mirrors.

Title: Man's Suit
Place Made: France
Date Made: 1780-1785
Medium: Coat and breeches: silk cut and uncut velvet on twill foundation with paste stones, foil, sequins, and metallic-thread embroidered appliqués; waistcoat: silk satin with foil, sequins, and metallic-thread embroidery
Dimensions: a) Coat center back length: 42 1/2 x . (107.95 x ); b) Waistcoat center back length: 26 x . (66.04 x ); c) Breeches inseam: 18 in. (45.72 cm); c) Breeches sideseam: 26 3/8 x . (66.9925 x )
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.2007.211.950a-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.

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