Coat
Dateca. 1770, remade from earlier style
MediumSilk velvet, silk lining, wool
DimensionsOL: 40"; W (across shoulders): 16"
Silk selvage width approximately 21"
Silk selvage width approximately 21"
Credit LineGift of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
Object number1981-180
DescriptionCoat of voided uncut velvet, collarless, 11 button front, self fabric cloth covered buttons, full skirt with buttoned pleat on either side; two front pockets; lined with beige, fine silk satin; outer fabric now beige, originally pink ground with darker bands in lozenge pattern, centering fruit and foliage sprigs in pale green and very pale purple. Innerlinings of plain weave bast, stiffened; and grey woolen under buttons. Flap of lining on buttonhole side. Wool fleece shaping in chest, both sides.ProvenanceNote found in right waistcoat (G1981-181) pocket: "Short-clothes/ belonging to/ Thomas Hamilton Henderson/ Grand son of/ Judge John Blair/ Born 1798-Died 1814./ Presented by Mrs. W.B. Robertson." Worn by Judge John Blair, Williamsburg, 1732-1800
