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Man's Suit (Coat and Breeches)1785-1790

Not on view
Museum display of an 18th-century men's three-piece suit in dark diamond-weave fabric with elaborate silver botanical embroidery, worn on a white mannequin with sculpted wig and buckled shoes
18th-century men's coat displayed on a white mannequin, seen from the back; dark ground fabric with fine allover pattern, contrasting with elaborately embroidered skirt pleats and pocket flaps featuring silver and white botanical motifs; white lace cuffs visible at wrists.
18th-century men's suit displayed on a white mannequin with powdered wig, consisting of a dark velvet coat, waistcoat, and knee breeches, all with elaborate silver embroidered floral trim along the front edges, cuffs, and pocket flaps; white lace jabot and cuffs visible; black buckled shoes.
Close-up detail of an embroidered coat, dark ground fabric with dense silver and white silk thread floral and botanical embroidery, sequin trim outlining a pocket flap with three domed buttons at center.
Title
Man's Suit (Coat and Breeches)
Date Made
1785-1790
Medium
Coat: silk cut velvet with floating-warp and self-weft patterning with silk embroidery, paste (glass) stones and sequins Breeches: silk cut velvet with floating warp and self-weft patterning
Dimensions
Center back length (Coat): 43 1/2 in. (110.49 cm) Inseam (Breeches): 26 1/2 in. (67.31 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Rich
Accession Number
M.2012.188.180a-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.