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Coat

ca. 1895 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Green velvet frock coat with a fitted waist and large leg o'mutton sleeves. Embroidered cream silk lapels with a floral design and spangle-accented border along the inside facings. The coat is lined with green and raspberry shot-silk.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered velvet with spangles and lined with shot-silk
Brief description
Embroidered velvet coat with a fitted waist and large leg o'mutton sleeves, probably made in France, ca. 1895
Physical description
Green velvet frock coat with a fitted waist and large leg o'mutton sleeves. Embroidered cream silk lapels with a floral design and spangle-accented border along the inside facings. The coat is lined with green and raspberry shot-silk.
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 1989/939.
Collection
Accession number
T.240-1989

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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