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Man's At-home Robe (Banyan) and Waistcoatcirca 1765

Not on view
Full-length historical robe in pale ecru fabric with an allover pink floral and green leaf pattern, open front, and white ruffled cuffs, displayed on a hanger
Woven silk jacket with cream ground, displayed suspended against a gray background. Allover pattern of pink peonies and small blossoms on curving green stems, with a collarless neckline and long sleeves.

Unknown, Man's At-home Robe (Banyan) and Waistcoat, circa 1765, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Man's At-home Robe (Banyan) and Waistcoat
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1765
Medium
Silk plain weave with silk supplementary-weft patterning
Dimensions
Center back length (Banyan): 53 in. (134.62 cm) Center back length (Waistcoat): 27 1/4 in. (69.22 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.63.53a-b
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.
  • Kahlenberg, Mary Hunt. Fabric and Fashion: Twenty Years of Costume Council Gifts. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1974.