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Collections

Tail Coatcirca 1820

Not on view
Museum display of an early 19th-century men's ensemble on a white mannequin: chocolate brown tailcoat with velvet lapels, cream trousers, black top hat, and walking cane
Title
Tail Coat
Place Made
United States, New England
Date Made
circa 1820
Medium
Wool plain weave, full finish, and silk velvet
Dimensions
Center back length: 39 in. (99.06 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund
Accession Number
AC1993.127.5
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.