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Coat

1775-1780 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A man’s coat of brown woollen broadcloth with a ¾-inch (2 cm) standing collar and curving 2-piece sleeves end in cuffs 4¾ inches (12.2 cm) deep. The fronts curve from neck to hem with pleats 4½ -inch (12 cm) deep, below the hip set at the side back. Each front has a pocket with scalloped pocket flap; the centre-back seam is open below the hip. The coat and pocket flaps are lined with ivory silk satin, the sleeves and pockets with bleached linen. There are 10 worked buttonholes along the left front and 10 corresponding self-covered buttons on the right front, 3 below each pocket, 3 on each cuff and 3 along the pleats. There are 2 hooks and eyes on the fronts, 1 below the collar and the other mid-chest.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wool, silk; hand-woven, hand-sewn
Brief description
Man's coat, 1775-1780, British; Brown woollen broadcloth
Physical description
A man’s coat of brown woollen broadcloth with a ¾-inch (2 cm) standing collar and curving 2-piece sleeves end in cuffs 4¾ inches (12.2 cm) deep. The fronts curve from neck to hem with pleats 4½ -inch (12 cm) deep, below the hip set at the side back. Each front has a pocket with scalloped pocket flap; the centre-back seam is open below the hip. The coat and pocket flaps are lined with ivory silk satin, the sleeves and pockets with bleached linen. There are 10 worked buttonholes along the left front and 10 corresponding self-covered buttons on the right front, 3 below each pocket, 3 on each cuff and 3 along the pleats. There are 2 hooks and eyes on the fronts, 1 below the collar and the other mid-chest.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 1.76kg
  • Length: 43in
  • Top of right collar to hem length: 111.0cm (approx)
  • Chest under armholes circumference: 109.0cm (approx)
Credit line
Part of the Gorst collection, given by Mrs Katherine Rachael Thomas
Collection
Accession number
T.72-1962

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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