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Formal coat
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Formal coat
- Place of origin:
UK (made)
- Date:
ca. 1745 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Silk, lined with silk and buckram, hand-sewn
- Credit Line:
Given by Mr F. C. P. Macpherson
- Museum number:
T.147-1964
- Gallery location:
In Storage
This coat and waistcoat illustrate formal daywear for men in the 1740s. The fabric of the coat is a rich shot green and black silk. By the 1740s the waistcoat is shorter in length than the coat. It is made of yellow silk brocaded with coloured silk and silver threads. Comprised of large flowers and leaves densely covering the fabric, the brocaded pattern is typical of Late Baroque design. The coat is collarless. It fits tightly to the body, but has very full skirts pleated to the sides at the hip. The sleeve cuffs are wide, reaching about half way to the elbow. Typical of the early 18th century, the waistcoat is also sleeved, although this style was beginning to go out of fashion by the 1740s.
