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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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Tail Coat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched tail coat made of deep blue napped wool. Cut edges. High heavily padded collar. Gathers at the top of long sleeves with a cuff to knuckles. Two flat gilt buttons 'Rich Orange'. Double-breasted with 10 larger flat gilt buttons 'Warranted Double gilt'. Knee-length squared tails with pairs of buttons and flaps. Pocket inside left tail and left the front body. Much pad-stitching. Waist seam. No side body seams. Squared waistline. Very stylish.

G88.244

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Adult, Male

Historic Costume

Coat

Male

Wool

Blue

Black

1820 - 1830

American

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