Caption

Habit à la française, tailcoat, floral ornaments, clothing, men's clothing, men's fashion, 18th century clothing. Habit of striped brown velvet, embroidered with fanciful flowers with large stamens and ears of grass. Fitted at the top, widened by pleats at the bottom, at the back, from the waist down. Long, set-in sleeves, cut in an arc at elbow height, finished with cuffs. Fastened with buttons, the skirts are cut in an arc, overlapping at the chest. Embroidery along the edges of the pockets, on the cuffs, pocket flaps, collar, and back pleats. The back is cut with a center seam; the back pleats do not overlap. Three buttons under the pocket flaps and on the cuffs. 1780s, Silesia, garment, length 111 cm, A long, dark brown velvet coat with vertical ribbing visible across the back and sleeves, shown from the rear on a neutral gray background; the lower portion of the coat is decorated with detailed floral embroidery in colors including white, light blue, gold, and pale yellow, with additional ornamental embellishments and trim in lighter metallic tones; the high collar and cuffs also show decorative stitching and accents, and the coat has a fitted upper body that flares into pleated panels toward the hem.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A12_482

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Rights managed

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27.1Mb (1.1Mb) / 8.1in x 12.9in / 2436 x 3882 (300dpi)

Keywords

Habit à la française tailcoat floral ornaments clothing men's clothing men's fashion 18th century clothing Habit striped brown velvet embroidered fanciful flowers large stamens ears grass Fitted top widened pleats bottom back waist down Long set-in sleeves cut arc elbow height finished cuffs Fastened buttons skirts overlapping chest Embroidery edges pockets pocket flaps collar back pleats center seam back pleats do overlap Three buttons under 1780s Silesia garment length 111 cm long dark brown velvet coat vertical ribbing visible across sleeves shown rear neutral gray background lower portion coat decorated detailed floral embroidery colors white light blue gold pale yellow additional ornamental embellishments trim lighter metallic tones high collar cuffs also decorative stitching accents fitted upper body flares pleated panels hem.