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Collections

Coatcirca 1800

Not on view
Museum display of an embroidered men's tailcoat ensemble in forest green with gold, ivory, and pink foliate embroidery, styled on a white mannequin with a white curled wig
18th-century men's coat displayed on a white mannequin, seen from behind. Deep green silk fabric with elaborate embroidered floral and foliate motifs in gold, pink, and ivory at the back pleats, cuffs, and collar. Mannequin wears a white powdered wig and black buckled shoes.
Close-up of an embroidered waistcoat front, dark green ground with densely worked botanical motifs in yellow, orange, pink, and green silk threads; cream silk center panel embroidered with flowering plants; front edges trimmed with scalloped whitework borders and circular embroidered buttons along a twisted cord closure.
Title
Coat
Date Made
circa 1800
Medium
Silk figured plain weave with silk warp-float and self-weft patterning with silk embroidery
Dimensions
Center back length: 39 1/4 in. (99.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Rich
Accession Number
M.2012.188.179
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.