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Man's Frock Coatcirca 1820

Not on view
Museum display of a full-length double-breasted tartan overcoat in navy and forest green plaid, shown on a white mannequin with a black top hat and white trousers
Wool or silk plaid dress in deep teal and navy, displayed from the back on a mannequin; fitted bodice with puffed sleeves tapering to the wrist, flared skirt with central back pleat, topped with a black bowler hat.
Title
Man's Frock Coat
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1820
Medium
Silk and wool twill
Dimensions
Center back length: 57 1/2 in. (146.05 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Michael and Ellen Michelson
Accession Number
M.2010.33.7
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.
  • Örmen, Catherine. L'Art de la Mode. Paris: Citadelles & Mazenod, 2015.