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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	France (printed)

Colour print showing men's costume. The print depicts a man wearing a coat with blue and white stripes, black breeches and powdered wig. In his right hand he holds a pair of binoculars and under his left arm is a tricorne hat. At his left side he wears a sword.

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Categories	Fashion Plates Prints Europeana Fashion Project
Object type	Fashion plate
Materials and techniques	Hand-coloured engraving on paper Paper Hand-Colouring Engraving
Brief description	Fashion plate showing men's costume. Hand-coloured engraving, French, 1780s.
Physical description	Colour print showing men's costume. The print depicts a man wearing a coat with blue and white stripes, black breeches and powdered wig. In his right hand he holds a pair of binoculars and under his left arm is a tricorne hat. At his left side he wears a sword.
Dimensions	Cut to approx. height: 16.9cm Cut to approx. width: 10.5cm Measured by SH 26/07/2010.
Credit line	Given by Mr James Laver CBE
Subjects depicted	Man Clothing Breeches Stockings Wig Coat Binoculars Tricorne Sword
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6. This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.979-1959

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O568253/fashion-plate-unknown/

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