Frock Coat
1820-1830 (made)
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Frock coats, which had full length front panels, were originally a style worn for country sports and walking or travelling, from the 18th century. By the early 19th century, fashionable coats for men were completely cut away in front, offering little protection or warmth, so by the 1820s, the frock coat style was also used for formal and urban daywear.
This fine example in beige wool has a practical cape over the shoulders and a velvet collar. It is constructed with a waist seam, which tailors introduced in the 1820s, enabling the development of different styles, sometimes with greater fullness in coat skirts.
This fine example in beige wool has a practical cape over the shoulders and a velvet collar. It is constructed with a waist seam, which tailors introduced in the 1820s, enabling the development of different styles, sometimes with greater fullness in coat skirts.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wool, trimmed with silk velvet, lined with silk, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's frock coat, 1820-1830, English, wool, silk, and velvet |
| Physical description | The coat has a cut silk velvet collar and fastens with silk-covered buttons. There is a waist seam and a centre back vent with two pockets on either side. The cuffs have a two-button fly opening. The edges are trimmed with beige twilled silk. |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Talbot Hughes |
| Summary | Frock coats, which had full length front panels, were originally a style worn for country sports and walking or travelling, from the 18th century. By the early 19th century, fashionable coats for men were completely cut away in front, offering little protection or warmth, so by the 1820s, the frock coat style was also used for formal and urban daywear. This fine example in beige wool has a practical cape over the shoulders and a velvet collar. It is constructed with a waist seam, which tailors introduced in the 1820s, enabling the development of different styles, sometimes with greater fullness in coat skirts. |
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| Accession number | T.294-1910 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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