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Tail Coatcirca 1820

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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

Unknown, Tail Coat, circa 1820, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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.

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