Caption

Habit à la française, repossession provenance; floral and plant motifs; fashion, men's clothing; embroidery; 18th century clothing. Green silk habit embroidered with 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 cut with a center seam; slits at hip level; center back flaps meet without a pleat. Embroidery in a wide band around edges, cuffs, pockets, collar, and back pleats. Decorative buttons sewn in threes on cuffs, under pocket flaps, two at top of back pleats, and in the pressed pleats. 1770s, Silesia; made in France. Garment; length 112 cm., A section of a green ribbed fabric panel decorated with ornate floral embroidery, showing a flap with decorative edging and a small round covered button, with floral bouquets spilling beneath and along the sides; the embroidery threads include shades of pink, red, pale blue, white, yellow, gold, and silver on the green background, and the visible edges and piping are in a pale neutral tone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_014

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Rights managed

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34.5Mb (2.2Mb) / 14.2in x 9.4in / 4256 x 2832 (300dpi)

Keywords

Habit à la française repossession provenance floral plant motifs fashion men's clothing embroidery 18th century clothing Green silk habit embroidered 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 cut center seam slits hip level center back flaps meet pleat Embroidery wide band edges pockets back pleats Decorative buttons sewn threes under pocket flaps two pressed pleats 1770s Silesia France Garment length 112 cm section green ribbed fabric panel decorated ornate floral embroidery showing flap decorative edging small round covered button floral bouquets spilling beneath sides embroidery threads include shades pink red pale blue white yellow gold silver green background visible edges piping pale neutral tone.