Coat
Date1770-1800
MediumStriped silk (ribbed black silk with blue vertical weft-float stripe), embroidered with silks; silk hand-knotted net ( embroidered over); embroidered covered buttons; cream twilled silk lining; few small areas of embroidery are worked over paperboard.
DimensionsL: 44"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1956-306,1
DescriptionFormal or court presentation coat of dark and light blue corded stripe silk taffeta, professionally embroidered with multicolored silk floss in a design of bouquets of roses, smaller flowers and ferns, with applied cream lace to form trim on fronts, on pocket flaps, cuffs, and back of coat. Colors of embroidery are pink, rose, shaded blues, yellow, gold, and greens. Coat has standing collar and is tapered sharply below waist, with deeply pleated back vent. Sleeves are cut to curve over elbows, ending in embroidered cuffs. Shaped pocket flaps cover functional pockets. 10 front buttons; two buttonholes are cut open. Three buttons trim each cuff and pocket flap.Construction History:
1. 1770-1800: Initial Construction
2. January 1958: Cleaning, checking, restoring by Ernest LoNano. Took piece from under cuffs and mended back of coat and collar, added net on collar and restored.
