Coat
1770-1779 (made), 1870-1910 (altered)
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A man's coat of tawny silk velvet, cut and voided in a small chequer-board pattern. It has a round neckline with a standing collar. The shaped, two-piece sleeves end above the wrist with round cuffs (13 cm deep). The fronts curve from neck to hem with skirts below the hip, set in pleats (13 cm) at the side seams. There is a scalloped pocket flap on each front at hip level. The coat is embroidered with silver thread, spangles and silver-foiled glass paste, in a pattern of floral sprays, down the fronts, around the back vent, on and around the pocket flaps and on the cuffs.
The coat has been altered in the late 19th or early 20th century, probably for theatrical costume. The collar has been folded down and re-lined. The coat fronts and back have been re-lined with pale blue linen; parts of the original blue silk lining - pinked on one side - remain in the skirt pleats. The pleats have been cut away and reset, to provide velvet for patching under the arms. The sleeves have been lengthened under the cuffs.
The coat has been altered in the late 19th or early 20th century, probably for theatrical costume. The collar has been folded down and re-lined. The coat fronts and back have been re-lined with pale blue linen; parts of the original blue silk lining - pinked on one side - remain in the skirt pleats. The pleats have been cut away and reset, to provide velvet for patching under the arms. The sleeves have been lengthened under the cuffs.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Silk, linen silk thread, linen thread, silver, glass paste; hand-woven velvet, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
Brief description | A man's coat, 1770s, French; Uncut and voided tawny silk velvet, embroidered silver spangles, pastes; altered 1870-1910 |
Physical description | A man's coat of tawny silk velvet, cut and voided in a small chequer-board pattern. It has a round neckline with a standing collar. The shaped, two-piece sleeves end above the wrist with round cuffs (13 cm deep). The fronts curve from neck to hem with skirts below the hip, set in pleats (13 cm) at the side seams. There is a scalloped pocket flap on each front at hip level. The coat is embroidered with silver thread, spangles and silver-foiled glass paste, in a pattern of floral sprays, down the fronts, around the back vent, on and around the pocket flaps and on the cuffs. The coat has been altered in the late 19th or early 20th century, probably for theatrical costume. The collar has been folded down and re-lined. The coat fronts and back have been re-lined with pale blue linen; parts of the original blue silk lining - pinked on one side - remain in the skirt pleats. The pleats have been cut away and reset, to provide velvet for patching under the arms. The sleeves have been lengthened under the cuffs. |
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Production type | Unique |
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Accession number | T.848-1919 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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