Coat
1778-1782 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Man's coat and part of a matching waistcoat of pink ribbed silk. The coat has a round neckline and standing 3-inch (8 cm) collar and narrow curving, 2-piece, pieced sleeves ending in tight, 4½-inch (11.3 cm) cuffs. The front edges curve from neck to hem, with skirts below the hip set in 6½ (16.4 cm) pleats. There is a pocket on each front with a vertical scalloped pocket flap. The pockets are lined with linen, the coat, sleeves and pocket flaps with white silk sarsenet. A 1-inch (2.5 cm) woven lace (braid) of white silk, silver thread and strip edges the collar, fronts, pockets and pocket flaps. Each sleeve has a 9-inch (22.8 cm) opening in the outside sleeve, this and the cuff are edged with the silver lace. There are 10 worked buttonholes along the left front, 3 on each pocket flap and 5 on each sleeve. These correspond with 10 silver passementerie buttons on the right front, 3 under each pocket flap and 5 on each sleeve.
Only the lower left front of the matching waistcoat remains. It is made of the pink ribbed silk, lined with linen and faced with white silk sarsenet. It has a horizontal pocke and scalloped pocket flap; these and the front edge and hem are edged with the silver lace.
Only the lower left front of the matching waistcoat remains. It is made of the pink ribbed silk, lined with linen and faced with white silk sarsenet. It has a horizontal pocke and scalloped pocket flap; these and the front edge and hem are edged with the silver lace.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen, silver; hand-woven, hand-sewn. |
| Brief description | Man's coat and fragment of a waistcoat, possibly Italian, 1778-82, pink ribbed silk, silver braid |
| Physical description | Man's coat and part of a matching waistcoat of pink ribbed silk. The coat has a round neckline and standing 3-inch (8 cm) collar and narrow curving, 2-piece, pieced sleeves ending in tight, 4½-inch (11.3 cm) cuffs. The front edges curve from neck to hem, with skirts below the hip set in 6½ (16.4 cm) pleats. There is a pocket on each front with a vertical scalloped pocket flap. The pockets are lined with linen, the coat, sleeves and pocket flaps with white silk sarsenet. A 1-inch (2.5 cm) woven lace (braid) of white silk, silver thread and strip edges the collar, fronts, pockets and pocket flaps. Each sleeve has a 9-inch (22.8 cm) opening in the outside sleeve, this and the cuff are edged with the silver lace. There are 10 worked buttonholes along the left front, 3 on each pocket flap and 5 on each sleeve. These correspond with 10 silver passementerie buttons on the right front, 3 under each pocket flap and 5 on each sleeve. Only the lower left front of the matching waistcoat remains. It is made of the pink ribbed silk, lined with linen and faced with white silk sarsenet. It has a horizontal pocke and scalloped pocket flap; these and the front edge and hem are edged with the silver lace. |
| Marks and inscriptions | |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. Pickthall |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.291&A-1971 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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