Coat
1870-1910 (made)
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A man’s court coat with stripes of light blue silk and dark blue uncut silk velvet, embroidered with silk floss in shades of green, pink, terracotta, blue, lilac, yellow and white in a pattern of large flowers.
It was heavily altered in the late 19th century for theatre costume. Deep tucks were made in the fronts at the waist to give them a straighter line; the collar was shortened and the cuffs made deeper and wider. The coat was completely relined with linen and striped blue cotton; the velvet patched in many places. Machine-lace ruffles sewn to the inside of the cuffs.
It was heavily altered in the late 19th century for theatre costume. Deep tucks were made in the fronts at the waist to give them a straighter line; the collar was shortened and the cuffs made deeper and wider. The coat was completely relined with linen and striped blue cotton; the velvet patched in many places. Machine-lace ruffles sewn to the inside of the cuffs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen, cotton; hand-woven, machine woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn. |
| Brief description | Man's coat, theatre costume, British, 1870-1910; made of a 1790s court coat, English/French, blue uncut velvet, embroidered |
| Physical description | A man’s court coat with stripes of light blue silk and dark blue uncut silk velvet, embroidered with silk floss in shades of green, pink, terracotta, blue, lilac, yellow and white in a pattern of large flowers. It was heavily altered in the late 19th century for theatre costume. Deep tucks were made in the fronts at the waist to give them a straighter line; the collar was shortened and the cuffs made deeper and wider. The coat was completely relined with linen and striped blue cotton; the velvet patched in many places. Machine-lace ruffles sewn to the inside of the cuffs. |
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| Accession number | T.776-1919 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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