Coat
1795-1800 (made)
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A man’s coat of pink, ivory and light grey figured silk twill with a 3⅛-inch (8 cm), turned-down collar, revers and curving, 2-piece sleeves ending in working mariner’s cuffs, 3 inches (7.5 cm) deep. The fronts are cut straight across at the waist, with fronts and back overlapping 2-inch (5 cm) beside the centre back. Each front a shaped pocket flap, with a welted pocket underneath; the centre-back seam is open below the hip. The back and sleeves are lined with pink silk twill, the skirts with pink satin, the pockets with beige cotton. There are 4 cut-steel buttons on each front, but no buttonholes. The cuffs have 4 cut-steel buttons and cut buttonholes; there is a button at the top of the overlapping side seams.
The coat worn as theatre costume in the late 19th century, but does not appear to be altered. The cuff buttons retain their original stitching; those on the fronts and sides have been resewn.
The coat worn as theatre costume in the late 19th century, but does not appear to be altered. The cuff buttons retain their original stitching; those on the fronts and sides have been resewn.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, cotton, steel; hand-woven, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's coat, 1795-1800, French; Striped, figured, pink silk, steel buttons |
| Physical description | A man’s coat of pink, ivory and light grey figured silk twill with a 3⅛-inch (8 cm), turned-down collar, revers and curving, 2-piece sleeves ending in working mariner’s cuffs, 3 inches (7.5 cm) deep. The fronts are cut straight across at the waist, with fronts and back overlapping 2-inch (5 cm) beside the centre back. Each front a shaped pocket flap, with a welted pocket underneath; the centre-back seam is open below the hip. The back and sleeves are lined with pink silk twill, the skirts with pink satin, the pockets with beige cotton. There are 4 cut-steel buttons on each front, but no buttonholes. The cuffs have 4 cut-steel buttons and cut buttonholes; there is a button at the top of the overlapping side seams. The coat worn as theatre costume in the late 19th century, but does not appear to be altered. The cuff buttons retain their original stitching; those on the fronts and sides have been resewn. |
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| Credit line | From the collection of the late Miss Kathleen Dawson of Chelsea, given by her sister Miss Marion Dawson |
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| Accession number | T.365-1920 |
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| Record created | November 18, 2009 |
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