Caption

Short, knee-length men's trousers 1750–1775, Silesia. Sewn into a wide belt with a buttoned fly, made of silver lamé with a net ornament featuring a pattern of small flowers. Slit pockets at the sides of the fastener, fastened with a side button. Belt is slit at the back and adjustable with a flap. Legs fastened with four buttons at the bottom and finished with narrow cuffs. Length 76 cm., A pair of patterned pants laid flat against a light gray background, made from a beige fabric with a repeating floral-like motif in darker brown and muted green with small accents of faded pink, featuring a high waist with two straps extending from the top, a curved crotch seam with slight discoloration and wear, tapered legs with small rounded fabric-covered buttons along the lower outer seams, and visible inner lining in a pale off-white at the leg openings.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_004

License type

Rights managed

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76.8Mb (5.1Mb) / 20.0in x 14.9in / 6000 x 4475 (300dpi)

Keywords

Short knee-length men's trousers 1750–1775 Silesia Sewn wide belt buttoned fly silver lamé net ornament featuring pattern small flowers Slit pockets sides fastener fastened side button Belt slit back adjustable flap Legs fastened four buttons bottom finished narrow cuffs Length 76 cm pair patterned pants laid flat light gray background beige fabric repeating floral- motif darker brown muted green small accents faded pink featuring high waist two straps extending top curved crotch seam slight discoloration wear tapered legs small rounded fabric-covered buttons lower outer seams visible inner lining pale off-white leg openings.