Man's Coat
1780–1789
- Medium
- Silk, compound weave foundation; embroidered with silk threads in satin, stem and straight stitches; French knots, needle lace fillings, and slanted satin border block shading
- Dimensions
- 117.7 × 112.3 cm (46 3/8 × 44 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- Textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
silk (fiber)compound weavingclothingflowersfashionfloral motifsdress (garment)needlework (visual works)costumeTextile18th Centuryembroidering
About
Men’s formal clothing in the late 18th and early 19th centuries was often made of textured silk fabric with rich floral embroidery. A coat such as this would have had matching knee breeches and a coordinating vest called a waistcoat.