Coat
1785-1790 (made), 1870-1910 (altered)
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A man’s coat of white woollen broadcloth with a 2-piece, 3½-inch (8.7 cm), turned-down collar of blue velvet, slightly pointed at the back. The curving, 2-piece sleeves end in functional mariner’s cuffs. The fronts curve from neck to hem, with pleats below the hip set beside the centre back. There are no pocket openings or flaps on the fronts; there is a welted pocket in each front lining. The centre-back seam is open below the hip. The coat is lined with blue/pink shot silk taffeta, the sleeves with bleached linen, the pockets with coarse unbleached linen. There are 11 worked buttonholes along the left front; the top 2 and lower 4 are uncut.
The coat was altered in the late 19th century, probably for fancy dress. Replacement buttons of lustreware, made c.1810-40, were added; the pleats reset and stitched down.
The coat was altered in the late 19th century, probably for fancy dress. Replacement buttons of lustreware, made c.1810-40, were added; the pleats reset and stitched down.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wool, silk, linen, porcelain; hand-woven, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's coat, 1785-90, British; White broadcloth, blue velvet collar, altered 1870-1910 |
| Physical description | A man’s coat of white woollen broadcloth with a 2-piece, 3½-inch (8.7 cm), turned-down collar of blue velvet, slightly pointed at the back. The curving, 2-piece sleeves end in functional mariner’s cuffs. The fronts curve from neck to hem, with pleats below the hip set beside the centre back. There are no pocket openings or flaps on the fronts; there is a welted pocket in each front lining. The centre-back seam is open below the hip. The coat is lined with blue/pink shot silk taffeta, the sleeves with bleached linen, the pockets with coarse unbleached linen. There are 11 worked buttonholes along the left front; the top 2 and lower 4 are uncut. The coat was altered in the late 19th century, probably for fancy dress. Replacement buttons of lustreware, made c.1810-40, were added; the pleats reset and stitched down. |
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| Credit line | Given by Messrs Harrods |
| Object history | Talbot Hughes collection |
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| Accession number | T.726-1913 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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