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Formal ensemble
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Formal ensemble
- Place of origin:
United Kingdom (made)
- Date:
1760-1770 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Watered plain woven silk, embroidered with silver thread, purl, spangles and strip, lined with silk, hand-sewn
- Credit Line:
Given by the children of Paymaster-Capt. G. W. Osmond RN
- Museum number:
T.26&A-1950
- Gallery location:
In Storage
The dense covering of silver embroidery on this silk coat and waistcoat indicates that they were Court dress. The cut is quite conservative in style compared to formal daywear of the 1760s, although the length of the waistcoat and narrow cuff reflect current fashions. Court dress in Britain was more subdued than that worn elsewhere in Europe. The plain coloured silk and light covering of embroidery suggest that this ensemble was made and worn in England.
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