Coat
Category
Costume
Date
1760 - 1770
Materials
Silk,velvet, cotton, silk
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1348761
Summary
Coat - Uncut and voided silk velvet coat with a design of a single flower and leaves on a zig-zag background in fawn, muscat green and black. Lined with cream twilled silk. Natural cream wool fabric in sleeves. Relined with cream and brown cottons and dark brown wool. Fastened with eleven self-covered buttons alterations to the cuffs. Cut to fit a generous figure. Knee length, curved front line. Back vent with side folds, side vents partly stitched with double pleat and hip buttons. two pockets with deep scalloped flap. Narrow stand up collar and wide curved sleeve with deep, round cuff. Alterations to cuffs. Bottom of sleeve cut away - cuff sewn to sleeve. Relined. Line drawing with inventory card. (male)