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Collections

Court Coat and Vestcirca 1800

Not on view
Museum display of an 18th-century men's court ensemble: crimson coat with ivory and gold brocade front panels, matching waistcoat, cream satin knee breeches, and black buckled shoes on a white mannequin
18th-century men's court coat displayed on a white mannequin, rear three-quarter view. Crimson wool with dense gold and cream embroidered scrolling foliate decoration covering the back skirts and collar; lace ruffles at cuffs and neckline; cream knee breeches and black buckled shoes.
Close-up detail of textile with dense gold metallic thread embroidery in feather-like patterns on crimson velvet ground, with frayed white padding threads visible where embroidery has partially separated.
Close-up of goldwork embroidery on crimson wool, featuring densely stitched oak leaves, acorns, and feather motifs in metallic gold thread with fine parallel and couched stitching techniques.
Close-up detail of a crimson textile densely embroidered with gold metallic thread in leaf, feather, and floral motifs, with two circular rosette embellishments and geometric border patterns in relief.
Detail of gold silk textile with densely embroidered border of scrolling acanthus leaves and feathered fronds along the right and lower edges, against a plain woven ground.
Close-up of gold metallic embroidery on mesh ground fabric, featuring raised foliate and botanical motifs worked in satin stitch and couched threads with ridged texture.
Detail of a crimson wool or velvet garment densely embroidered with metallic gold thread in sweeping feather and acanthus leaf motifs, with rosette medallions along the structured waistband and front opening.
Close-up of crimson velvet textile with dense gold metallic embroidery featuring leaf, acorn, and rosette motifs, medallions with floral centers, and parallel cord borders in a radiating geometric arrangement.
Title
Court Coat and Vest
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1800
Medium
Coat: wool plain weave, full finish, with metallic-thread embroidery Vest: silk plain weave with metallic thread supplementary weft, and metallic-thread embroidery
Dimensions
A) Coat Center back length: 43 in. (109.22 cm); B) Waistcoat Center back length: 22 1/2 in. (57.15 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.80.60a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.
  • 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.