Caption

Trousers, short knee-length trousers 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 slit at the back and adjustable with a flap. Legs fastened with four buttons at the bottom and finished with narrow cuffs. Men's clothing, men's fashion. 1750–1775, Silesia. Length: 76 cm., A single patterned garment piece lies flat against a pale gray background, showing a textured fabric in muted beige-green with a repeating floral or scalloped motif in darker brown outlines and small touches of pink and olive green; the piece has curved and folded edges, visible buttonholes along one edge and a few small round buttons in a brownish tone, an attached fabric tab at one end in a lighter beige, and areas where the fabric appears worn or frayed with some irregular discoloration in soft pink and pale green.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_008

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Rights managed

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59.3Mb (3.4Mb) / 11.5in x 20.0in / 3454 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Trousers short knee-length trousers 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 Men's clothing men's fashion 1750–1775 Silesia Length 76 cm single patterned garment piece lies flat pale gray background showing textured fabric muted beige-green repeating floral scalloped motif darker brown outlines small touches pink olive green piece curved folded edges visible buttonholes edge small round buttons brownish tone attached fabric tab lighter beige areas worn frayed irregular discoloration soft pink pale green.