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4 Men in Plaid Boy
Object/Artifact
First in a frock coat, perhaps gray twill, over brown tailcoat. It has two buttons on tabs for closure. Shawl collar. Pale blue pantaloons with small spurs on boots. Second in dark blue frock coat with wide curved lapes. Plastron cravat, gray large-scale plaid pantaloons. Third shows the back, blue and black bold plaid pantaloons. Fourth has what I assume is the newly curved morning coat, blue, deep, wide, curved lapels. Blue and white bold plaid on bias, waistcoat, high wide lapels. Red cravat. Gray plaid pantaloons. Bou wears loose waist length brown jacket with white frill collar and cuffs. Blue striped peg top pantaloons. Jaunty beret with long tassle.
2022.35.0288
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Extra Blatt, Siebentes [7th]
1847
Old Number
2004.164.34
Paper