Coat: floral embroidery

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.
Creative: Tronvig Group