Coat
Dateca. 1775
OriginEurope, France
MediumPink ribbed silk embroidered with silk through a backing of tabby linen; ribbed cream silk pocket flap linings and extending down fronts under buttonholes; tabby linen innerfacing fragments. Originally lined with cream ribbed silk.
Dimensions1,2: right and left side of waistcoat, L: 48". 3: back of waistcoat, neck to waist, L: 21 1/2'. 4,5: back skirts for waistcoat, L: 22". 6,7: vents for skirt of waistcoat, L: 18". 8,9: right and left front for vest, L:29 1/2".
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number1971-1557,1a-g
DescriptionPieces of a man's disassembled coat of pink silk faille (warp faced plain weave) embroidered with polychrome silk. The embroidered border design trims the coat with scrolls connecting bouquets of three small umbrella-shaped flowers. The embroidered sections are backed with linen which supports the embroidery. Some pocket areas are lined. Matches waistcoat pieces #1971-1557,2.ProvenanceEx Coll: Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen; Tomlinson
