Frock coat
Category
Costume
Date
1780
Materials
Linen wool, Silk taffeta
Collection
Killerton, Devon
NT 1363191.1
Summary
Part of coat and breeches of plum-coloured ribbed silk (selvedge-see breeches waist-of brown and buff stripes) Coat; Single breasted English frock coat, high turned down collar; curved fronts with nine self covered buttons (buttonholes 1-2 closed, 3-5 open, 6-9 closed) shaped pocket flaps; shaped sleeves with deep round cuffs; semi attached back-side vents with self buttons to top and bottom; open vent to centre back. Lined in matching plum silk taffeta, sleeves linen in cream linen-wool plain weave. 1780 (circa)