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Man's Coat and Vest1875-1885

Not on view
Full-length menswear ensemble on a white mannequin: dark tailcoat, matching waistcoat with gold fob, striped trousers, silk top hat, and walking stick with brass handle
Mannequin displayed from behind wearing a dark wool tailcoat with satin-edged lapels and curved back vents, paired with a black silk top hat, white gloves, and a cane.
Title
Man's Coat and Vest
Place Made
England
Date Made
1875-1885
Medium
Coat: Wool plain weave (faille) with wool braid; Vest: Wool plain weave (faille) and cotton sateen with wool braid
Dimensions
Center back length (Coat): 33 5/8 in. (85.41 cm) Center back length (Vest): 21 1/4 in. (53.98 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Michael and Ellen Michelson
Accession Number
M.2010.33.15a-b
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.
  • Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Suit: A Guide to Changing Men's Fashion from the 17th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020.

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