Coat
Dateca. 1776
MediumSilk ribbed tabby; linen tabby pocket.
DimensionsOL: 24"
Credit LineGift of Anonymous Donors
Object number1971-1564,1
DescriptionSmall boy's coat from a three-piece suit of peach-beige ribbed silk. Coat has high neckline, with collar sewn down around the edges to body of suit; collar extends around to the center back, ending in slight point. Tight sleeves, cut to curve over elbows, ending in cuffs. Front edges of coat are curved in moderate cutaway, with bands of self fabric forming decorative facings onto which 14 fabric-covered buttons are sewn, 7 on each side. No buttonholes or other front closures. Decorative shaped pocket flaps sewn down to body of coat. Back of coat has center vent and pleats on either side of the vent, trimmed with a covered button at top and bottom. Interior of coat has a functional silk and linen pocket entered from interior welt opening. Unlined.MarkingsFor accompanying labels and history, see history.
ProvenanceHistory of having been worn in Massachusetts by Dudley Cotton, great-grandson of Governor Joseph Dudley. Old labels in file read: "Massachusetts Colonial Exhibit. Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 1895. 816 Boy's Court Suit of Peach-blow Silk--Worn by Dudley Cotton, great grandson of Gov. Joseph Dudley, of Massachusetts. Loaned by Mr. Dudley R. Child--Boston." Second label: "Exhibition of Revolutionary Relics. 1876. 1776 Court Suit Worn by Dudley Cotton, a great grandson of Gov. Joseph Dudley. Exhibited by Dudley R. Child." Paper tag: "Boy's tan silk suit (peachblow?) worn by Dudley Cotton, a great g.son of Gov. Joseph Dudley--1735-76 Miss Osborne."
Exhibited: "Massachusetts Colonial Exhibit, Cotton States and International Exposition," Atlanta, Georgia, 1895. "Exhibition of Revolutionary Relics," 1876.
