Man's Coat
Artist/maker unknown, French
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
c. 1780-1800Medium:
Striped silk lampas weave with silk embroidery in satin, stem, straight, and rope stitches, French knots, and appliquéd silk netDimensions:
Center Back Length: 45 1/4 inches (114.9 cm) Chest (Width): 42 1/2 inches (108.0 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
1915-241Credit Line:
Purchased with the Annual Membership Fund, 1915
Made in France, Europe
Date:
c. 1780-1800Medium:
Striped silk lampas weave with silk embroidery in satin, stem, straight, and rope stitches, French knots, and appliquéd silk netDimensions:
Center Back Length: 45 1/4 inches (114.9 cm) Chest (Width): 42 1/2 inches (108.0 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1915-241Credit Line:
Purchased with the Annual Membership Fund, 1915
Label:
This extravagantly embroidered coat, originally part of a formal suit, represents a last flurry of late eighteenth-century gorgeousness that ran counter to the general trend toward simplicity in menswear. Against a fashionable striped silk, overblown tulips and other flowers gambol, edged by applied white net embroidered to imitate lace. The decoration, which enhances the shape of the pattern pieces, would have been drawn on the textile and then professionally embroidered before the garment was cut out and assembled.
This extravagantly embroidered coat, originally part of a formal suit, represents a last flurry of late eighteenth-century gorgeousness that ran counter to the general trend toward simplicity in menswear. Against a fashionable striped silk, overblown tulips and other flowers gambol, edged by applied white net embroidered to imitate lace. The decoration, which enhances the shape of the pattern pieces, would have been drawn on the textile and then professionally embroidered before the garment was cut out and assembled.
