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Coatcirca 1790

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Museum mannequin displaying an 18th-century men's ensemble: olive-striped frock coat with embroidered rosettes, diamond-patterned waistcoat in blue and red, olive breeches, and a dark tricorn hat
18th-century men's ensemble displayed on a faceless mannequin: dark olive-striped frock coat with embroidered floral buttons, patterned waistcoat, olive knee breeches, tricorn hat, and buckled shoes.
18th-century men's ensemble displayed on a white mannequin: olive-green and gold vertically striped frock coat with embroidered cuffs, printed waistcoat, gold knee breeches, black buckled shoes, and a dark tricorn hat.
18th-century man's coat displayed on a mannequin, rear view, in olive and dark brown vertical stripes with small decorative buttons at the back pleats and pockets, worn with a black tricorn hat, black ribbon neckwear, and black leather shoes.
18th-century men's suit displayed on a white mannequin with powdered wig and tricorn hat: green striped frock coat with floral embroidery along the front edge, blue diamond-patterned waistcoat, and olive-gold silk knee breeches, with black buckled shoes.
Close-up detail of a textile garment showing layered decorative elements: olive-green striped woolen fabric at left, a vertical row of embroidered circular buttons with pink and white star motifs at center, and pale blue silk with brown floral and botanical embroidery and small fabric-covered buttons at right.
Close-up detail of a silk garment in blue with vertical stripes of red, yellow, and white; left panel features metallic thread embroidery of trailing foliage with fabric-covered buttons along the front closure; right panel displays a woven ogee lattice pattern in white on blue.
Detail photograph of a striped wool coat in brown, olive, and blue vertical stripes, displayed on a mannequin. Close-up shows the sleeve and front placket with large embroidered buttons featuring pink and white starburst patterns on dark grounds. White ruffled linen cuff visible at the wrist; a patterned waistcoat visible at right edge.
Close-up of a wool coat sleeve with brown, blue, and ochre vertical stripes, featuring large fabric-covered buttons embroidered with eight-pointed star motifs in pink, white, and dark brown; white ruffled linen cuff visible at the wrist.
Dark brown felt tricorn hat displayed on a white mannequin head with a white curled wig, photographed in profile against a neutral gray background.
Dark brown felt tricorn hat displayed on a white mannequin head, shown in three-quarter profile against a gray background; brim folded up on three sides with visible wear to the surface.
Dark brown felt tricorn hat displayed on a white mannequin head wearing a curled white wig, with a green and gray striped coat visible at the shoulder, against a neutral gray background.
Close-up detail of two garments: a striped wool fabric with embroidered buttons featuring star motifs in red, white, and pink on a dark ground, alongside a pale blue silk garment with metallic embroidered floral sprays and small fabric-covered buttons.
Close-up of a round textile button with a starburst pattern in red, cream, and black thread on an olive-brown woven ground, attached to a striped wool fabric in brown, blue, green, and yellow.
Textile fragment with woven ogival medallion pattern in blue and white, intersected by vertical stripes in red, orange, and yellow; jagged feathered outlines on medallions suggest ikat dyeing technique; frayed edges visible at top.
Close-up detail of two textile garments: a wool fabric with multicolored stripes bearing embroidered circular buttons with radiating pink, white, and dark thread star motifs, alongside a blue silk brocade with woven medallion and vertical stripe patterns.
Close-up detail of 18th-century garments: striped wool fabric with embroidered star-pattern buttons at left; pale blue silk with metallic thread floral embroidery and small spherical buttons at right.
Title
Coat
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1790
Medium
Wool twill, full finish
Dimensions
Length (Waistcoat center back length): 23 in.
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.2007.211.1072
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.

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