Court Dress Coat
ca. 1800 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Coat from court suit, brown wool embroidered with coloured silks and glass paillettes and sequins in a stylised floral design at the collar, closing edges, tails and cuffs. The buttons are covered with metal foil and embroidered with sequins and paillettes; there are 8 on the front, 2 on each cuff, 2 at centre-back waist, 3 beneath each pocket-flap, 1 at the proper right coat tail hem. The body is lined with cream plain twilled silk, the sleeves are unlined. It fastens at the upper chest with three hooks-and-eyes.
The embroidery is not matched at the seams and so it is possible this coat has been altered.
The embroidery is not matched at the seams and so it is possible this coat has been altered.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Wool embroidered with silk, glass sequins |
| Brief description | 1800c, French/English; Brown cloth embroidered |
| Physical description | Coat from court suit, brown wool embroidered with coloured silks and glass paillettes and sequins in a stylised floral design at the collar, closing edges, tails and cuffs. The buttons are covered with metal foil and embroidered with sequins and paillettes; there are 8 on the front, 2 on each cuff, 2 at centre-back waist, 3 beneath each pocket-flap, 1 at the proper right coat tail hem. The body is lined with cream plain twilled silk, the sleeves are unlined. It fastens at the upper chest with three hooks-and-eyes. The embroidery is not matched at the seams and so it is possible this coat has been altered. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Object history | Purchased in 1871 for £40 from Mr. M. Marks. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1423-1871 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
