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Collections

Man’s Suit (Jacket, Vest, and Breeches)circa 1760

Not on view
Eighteenth-century men's three-piece suit in cornflower-blue silk with gold and silver embroidered trim, displayed on a white mannequin with a white curled wig
Close-up detail of a blue silk court coat, with dense silver metallic embroidery in scrolling floral and foliate patterns along the front closure and pocket flap, accented with circular sequins and ornate silver buttons.
Close-up detail of a blue silk textile garment with two parallel vertical borders of dense silver metallic embroidery, featuring floral medallions, scrolling foliage, and small mirrored embellishments on a crinkled ground.
Detail of blue silk textile with woven damask floral pattern, featuring silver metallic embroidery of a rosette and radiating leaf sprays at lower right.
Title
Man’s Suit (Jacket, Vest, and Breeches)
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1760
Medium
Silk plain weave (faille), moiré finish, with sequins and metallic-thread embroidery
Dimensions
a) Center back length: 40 1/2 x . (102.87 x ); b) Center back length: 28 x . (71.12 x ); c) Inseam length: 17 7/8 in. (45.4025 cm); c) Side seam: 24 x . (60.96 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.2007.211.948a-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.