Online Collections Database
6 Men and Boy in a Park with Stone Bench
Object/Artifact
First wears dark blue tailcoat with brass buttons, white waistcoat, tan pantaloons. Blue
gloves! Second on the bench displays a very bold blue plaid waistcoat NOT on the bias,
red patterned cravat, white pantaloons and a gray frock coat with no buttons, just a band of
self-lattice pattern or quilting as edging. Boy shows back view of black spencer with point in
back over blue plaid pantaloons. Third wears dark blue frock coat open over a red checked
waistcoat and very large scale red-on-gray check pantaloons. Fourth wears light blue
tailcoat over tan waistcoat, red-embroidered (probably) pleated shirt bosom, very bold
scale check blue and black pantaloons. Fifth wears a frock coat with high neck over a
chevron red and white waistcoat, light blue pantaloons. Sixth wears a baggy black paletot
with moiré collar facing over a black checked waistcoat and blue pants with black band
groupings.
2022.35.0020
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Journal des Marchands-Tailleurs
1853
fashion plateprint
Old Number
2006.119.20ab
2
2022.35.0020a 2022.35.0020b
Paper
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