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Collections

Breeches1800-1810

Not on view
White mannequin wearing an 18th-century men's suit of forest-green patterned velvet coat and waistcoat, charcoal knee breeches, and black slip-on shoes, topped with a white rosette wig
Two mannequins displaying late 18th-century men's court suits: left in blue silk velvet with matching coat, waistcoat, and breeches; right in emerald green velvet coat and waistcoat with dark gray breeches, both with white lace cravats and black buckled shoes.
Title
Breeches
Place Made
France
Date Made
1800-1810
Medium
Silk twill
Dimensions
Inseam length: 17 1/2 in. (44.45 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.2007.211.697
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.