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3 Men in a Park, One in Hunting Attire

Object/Artifact

One wears a blue-black coat combining the long and encircling skirt of the frock coat but a small portion in CF is cut away; double breasted with gold buttons; vertical scalloped side pocket flaps, small collar. White peg top pants. The next wears a frock coat buttoned neck to waist, small collar, tam belt with small flapped bag in front, and jockey cap, rifle. The third shows the back of a brown frock coat with small collar and neatly piped (?) fold edges of the side back pleats of the skirt. Blue striped pantaloons.

2022.35.0556

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Le Bon Ton

1840 - 1842

Other Number

2011.042.09

Paper

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