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Collections

Ensemble (Coat and Trousers)circa 1795

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Full-length men's late 18th-century ensemble on a white mannequin: cream ribbed frock coat with wide lapels, cravat, powdered wig, stockings, and black buckled shoes
Full-length mannequin dressed in late 18th-century men's ensemble of cream striped fabric, including long double-breasted frock coat, fitted waistcoat with buttons, breeches, and white cravat; mannequin holds a dark walking cane and wears black buckled shoes.
Title
Ensemble (Coat and Trousers)
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
circa 1795
Medium
Cotton warp- and weft-faced twill
Dimensions
a) Frock coat center back length: 51 5/8 in. (131.13 cm) b) Trousers side length: 47 in. (119.38 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Michael and Ellen Michelson
Accession Number
M.2010.33.5a-b
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.
  • Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberly. "Reigning Men." Ornament 39, no.1 (2016): 34-39.