Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Coat: floral embroidery
Object name
Coat: floral embroidery
Date
1750-1850
Medium
Silk
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 19 x 50 in. ( 10.2 x 48.3 x 127 cm )
Description
Brown cut velvet tailcoat with stand-up collar, deep cuffs with 3 buttons on each side, pockets at each hip with chevron-shaped flaps, a button at the bottom of each tail; collar, cuffs, tails, pockets and outer edge at the front embroidered in various colors of silk in ornate floral and leaf design, handmade silk point lace along the outer edges and ruffled inside the hem of the cuffs; lined with white twill-weave silk.
Credit Line
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Object Number
1941.1175
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




