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Man's Suit (Coat, Waistcoat, and Breeches)circa 1785

Not on view
Cream wool men's coat and waistcoat, 18th-century cut, with charcoal geometric key-fret trim along all edges and pewter buttons, displayed on a hanger
Title
Man's Suit (Coat, Waistcoat, and Breeches)
Place Made
probably England
Date Made
circa 1785
Medium
Coat: wool and silk plain weave, fulled, with metallic-thread passementerie with silk and metallic-thread plain weave covered buttons; Waistcoat: silk satin with metallic-thread passementerie and silk and metallic-thread plain weave covered buttons; Breeches: silk satin with silk and metallic-thread plain weave covered buttons
Dimensions
Center back length (Coat): 46 in. (116.84 cm) Center back length (Waistcoat): 25 in. (63.5 cm) Length (Breeches): 33 in. (83.82 cm) Inseam (Breeches): 20 3/4 in. (52.71 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.63.54.4a-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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