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Collections

Man's Three-piece Suit (Coat, Vest, and Breeches)circa 1770

Not on view
Museum mannequin displayed from behind wearing an 18th-century style two-piece chartreuse silk suit with knee breeches, white powdered wig, and black shoes
18th-century men's suit displayed on a white mannequin with a powdered wig: pale green silk coat and knee breeches with button trim, coral pink embroidered waistcoat, lace cravat, pink floral boutonniere, white stockings, and black buckled shoes.
18th-century men's suit displayed on a white mannequin: light green coat and knee breeches with button trim, coral-pink waistcoat, lace cravat with floral decoration, white powdered wig, and black buckle shoes; mannequin holds a slender cane.
Museum mannequin in three-quarter view wearing 18th-century men's ensemble: light green ribbed coat over a salmon pink waistcoat with buttons, lace jabot at the neck, and a pink rose corsage. White sculpted wig with ridged pouf and side curls.
Title
Man's Three-piece Suit (Coat, Vest, and Breeches)
Place Made
Italy, probably Venice
Date Made
circa 1770
Medium
Silk plain weave with silk supplementary warp- and weft-float patterning
Dimensions
Length (a) Coat center back length): 35 3/4 in. (90.81 cm) Length (c) Breeches length): 24 1/2 in. (62.23 cm) Length (b) Waistcoat center back length): 22 1/4 in. (56.52 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.83.200.1a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Suit: A Guide to Changing Men's Fashion from the 17th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020.