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Man's Suit (Coat, Waistcoat, and Breeches)1740s-1750s

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Title
Man's Suit (Coat, Waistcoat, and Breeches)
Place Made
France or Germany
Date Made
1740s-1750s
Medium
Silk satin with silk supplementary-weft patterning
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Coat): 39 3/4 in. (100.97 cm) Center back length (b) Waistcoat): 26 1/2 in. (67.31 cm) Length (c) Breeches, overall): 32 1/2 in. (82.55 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.59.29.2a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.

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