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Jacket, Smoking

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Men’s smoking jacket made of delicate black China silk. Lined with rich rosy maroon China silk. Hand-quilted in channels in combination with basic assembly by machine-quilting. Top-stitching of the collar and cuffs over thin batting. The body and sleeves have thick cotton batting. Single-seam ‘coat’ sleeves of the 60s with the stitched effect of a deeply pointed cuff. High-closing collar and lapels. 3 pairs of frogs. Slit pockets at left breast and each side.

G2007.049

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Adult, Male

Historic Costume

Jacket

Male

Silk

Black

1860 - 1880

American

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