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Smoking Suitcirca 1880

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Full ensemble of crimson crushed velvet displayed on a white mannequin, including a wrap jacket with silver cord knot closures, matching trousers, embroidered cap, and multicolored embroidered slippers
Textile ensemble displayed on a standing white mannequin: deep crimson velvet jacket and trousers with silver cord frog closures and tassel, paired with an embroidered cap and multicolor embroidered slippers.
Close-up detail of a deep red velvet garment featuring braided cord trim and ornamental frog closures in burgundy and gold, arranged in symmetrical pairs along the front opening.
Title
Smoking Suit
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1880
Medium
Silk velvet with silk cord trim
Dimensions
a) Jacket center back length: 30 1/2 in. (77.47 cm); b) Trousers inseam length: 30 in. (76.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Costume Council in memory of Maryon Lears
Accession Number
M.2012.81a-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.
  • 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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