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Collections

Breeches1790-1810

Not on view
Museum mannequin dressed in 18th-century men's court suit: crimson and gold brocade coat with plain red sleeves, matching brocade waistcoat, pale yellow satin knee breeches, ivory lace jabot, and black buckled shoes
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 and skirts, with lace-trimmed cuffs and breeches.

Unknown, Breeches, 1790-1810 (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Breeches
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1790-1810
Medium
Silk twill
Dimensions
Inseam: 18 3/4 in. (47.63 cm) Length: 33 in. (83.82 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.84.10.8
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.

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