Coat, man's

Description

Man's coat of brown figured silk, high neckline with no collar, shaped front and full skirt which is interlined, possibly with horsehair, deep turn-back cuffs faced with pale blue silk, coat lined with pale blue silk, cuffs and pockets trimmed with silver lace: English, about 1740

Museum reference

K.2004.88

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Coat, man's

Production information

England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1740

Materials

Silk

Physical description

Brown figured silk, padded and lined with blue silk

Associations

Previous owner: Wardlaw Ramsay, Arthur Balcarres, Major, 1956 (d.)
Whitehill, Rosewell, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Fashion and Style (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

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Collection Story

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