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About this object

  • ID:

    A7557

  • Production date:

    1774-1776

  • Location:

    In Store

  • This suit is made of a cream silk velvet with small stems and flowers woven into the fabric. The colours and pattern are typical of the mid 1770s but the cut of the suit with its long waistcoat and the ample skirt of its coat harks back to the 1760s. Many of the buttons on the coat are just for show and would never have been used.  < ...Read more

  • Measurements

    L 1170 mm (coat), L 610 mm (breeches), L 80 mm (waistcoat), C 1020 mm (chest), C 960 mm (waist), C 1065 mm (hips), L 130 mm; C 350 mm (cuff), L 60 mm (buttonhole)

  • Materials

    silk

  • Last Updated

    2024-03-27

FURTHER INFORMATION
  • NUMBER OF ITEMS

    3

  • STATUS

    permanent collection

  • CREDIT

    Seymour Lucas Collection

  • COPYRIGHT HOLDER

    digital image copyright Museum of London

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