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Collections

Vest1799-1800

Not on view
Full-length mannequin wearing a late 18th-century military ensemble: scarlet coat with navy and gold-braided facings, white breeches, crimson sash with fringe tassels, and a gold gorget
18th-century men's suit displayed on a mannequin, rear three-quarter view: fitted red wool coat with cream-lined skirts, decorative gold buttons at the hip vents, white knee breeches, white stockings, black shoes, and powdered wig.
Museum display of a late 18th-century British military uniform on a white mannequin: red wool coat with dark blue facings, gold buttons and braid trim, white lace jabot, red fringed sash at waist, white breeches, and black buckled shoes. White powdered wig included.
Title
Vest
Place Made
England
Date Made
1799-1800
Medium
Cotton double cloth (piqué)
Dimensions
Center back length: 32 3/8 in. (82.23 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Michael and Ellen Michelson
Accession Number
M.2010.33.14.2
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.