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4 Men and a Boy in a Hotel, Half Sofa

Object/Artifact

First wears a brown, very long-waisted frock coat with wide black collar, breast pocket over a double breasted blue tailcoat. Small bow cravat. Gray pantaloons. Second, in a red chair, wears a black froock coat with very wide lapels over a long, double pointed waistcoat of striped silk. Long green plastron cravat. Black pantaloons. Third wears a double breasted tailcoat with rounded tails and light pantaloons. Fourth wears frock coat similar to second with white collarless waistcoat filled in with blue plastron cravat, and light blue striped pantaloons. Boy wears a short fitted coat reaching to the hip, topped with a simply edged white collar. Rather baggy white checked pantaloons.

2022.35.0570

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Extra Blatt, Elftes

1845

Old Number

2001.042.23

Paper

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