Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dress coat
Object name
Dress coat
Date
1760-80
Medium
Velvet, satin
Dimensions
Overall: 34 x 14 in. ( 86.4 x 35.6 cm )
Description
Striped floral velvet dress coat in red, green and cream; band collar; jacket buttons to the hip with thirteen velvet covered buttons; full sleeves ending in large full attached cuffs with three large buttons; ogee pockets decorated with four buttons on hips; pleated coat-tails with a side slit on the left to accommodate a sword, buttons at bottom when not in use; lined with pink satin.
Credit Line
Bequest of Catherine Henrietta Marx, 1886
Object Number
INV.11814a
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





