Caption

Habit à la française, repossession provenance; floral and plant motifs; embroidery; 18th century clothing. Habit of green silk embroidered with motifs of small bouquets of flowers. Fitted at the top, widened at the back from the waist down with two slit pleats. Fastens at the front with hooks and eyes. Semicircularly cut lapels overlap at breast level and are cut off at the bottom. High standing collar. Long sleeves set in at elbow height, cut in an arc, finished with wide, slightly protruding cuffs. Side pockets at hip level covered with trapezoidal flaps. Back with a center seam. Slits at hip level. Center back flaps meet without a pleat. Embroidery runs in a wide band around the edges, cuffs, pockets, collar, and back pleats. Decorative buttons sewn in threes on the cuffs, under the pocket flaps, two at the top of the back pleats, and in the pressed pleats. 1770s, Silesia place of origin and France place of creation; garment; length 112 cm., A side view of a long green coat displayed on a black mannequin, the fabric showing fine horizontal ribbing and a smooth sheen; the coat has a high collar and long sleeves with turned cuffs, and is decorated along the front edges, cuffs, pocket flaps, and lower skirt with embroidered floral motifs in colors including pink, white, yellow, and green, with some small touches of red; a row of covered buttons runs down the front, and the interior lining visible at the back opening is a contrasting pale tone; the background is a plain light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_012

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Rights managed

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28.6Mb (1003.7Kb) / 8.0in x 13.9in / 2391 x 4179 (300dpi)

Keywords

Habit à la française repossession provenance floral plant motifs embroidery 18th century clothing Habit green silk embroidered motifs small bouquets flowers Fitted top widened back waist down two slit pleats Fastens front hooks eyes Semicircularly cut lapels overlap breast level cut off bottom High standing collar Long sleeves set elbow height arc finished wide slightly protruding cuffs Side pockets hip level covered trapezoidal flaps Back center seam Slits hip level Center back flaps meet pleat Embroidery runs wide band edges pockets back pleats Decorative buttons sewn threes under pocket flaps two pressed pleats 1770s Silesia place origin France place creation garment length 112 cm side view long green coat displayed black mannequin fabric showing fine horizontal ribbing smooth sheen coat high collar long sleeves turned cuffs decorated front edges lower skirt embroidered floral motifs colors pink white yellow green small touches red row covered buttons runs down interior lining visible back opening contrasting pale tone background plain light gray.