P80.5.7

Images (10)

RetroSpective_02 Left to right P80.5.7 (coat and vest), 2007.54.2 (ensemble), 2013.3.1 and 2013.3.2 (shoes and buckles case), 78.11.79 (textile wall)

RetroSpective_21 Left to right P80.5.7 (coat and vest), 2007.54.2 (ensemble), 78.11.79 (textile wall), 2013.3.1 and 2013.3.2 and 83.208.2 (shoes and buckles case), 81.36.1 and 2004.24.2 (shoes case), P78.3.2 (dress), 80.30.42B (textile wall), 84.125.3 (evening dress), 83.172.8 (textile wall), P94.9.2 (black dress), 2009.35.1 (dress hidden)

Nature_16 P80.5.7 (coat and vest), 2008.4.1 (dress)

Nature_02 Left to right 2017.2.1 (dress), P80.5.7 (coat and vest), 2008.4.1 (dress)

Exhibitionism_2 Left to right 80.176.1 (jeans), 2003.45.2 (denim ensemble), P80.5.7 (coat), P84.14.3 (hat case), 81.88.1 (evening coat), 2016.63.1 (dress)

Tailor_1 Left to right 94.122.1 (white suit), 82.106.2 (sample case), P80.5.7 (blue coat and vest), 71.220.1(blue suit), 78.75.1 (coat)

Tailor_3 muslin copy, P80.5.7 (blue coat and vest)

Object: Man's set

Date: c. 1790

Medium: Wool with silk embroidery

Country: USA

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: P80.5.7

DescriptionMan's coat and matching vest in navy blue wool with polychrome floral embroidery; knee length coat has embroidered band collar, curved front, pocket flaps and buttons; matching hip length vest has embroidered front, linen back; muslin copy

Label Text:Embroidered garments indicated wealth and status during the eighteenth century, and floral motifs were worn by both men and women. Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, embroidery designer to King Louis VX, published a book about his trade in 1770. It outlined techniques to create shading and the appearance of movement, resulting in more realistic flowers, such as those depicted on this suit.

In Collection(s)

Menswear

Exhibitions:

Force of Nature
Exhibitionism: 50 Years of the Museum at FIT
The Tailor's Art
Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion
RetroSpective