Caption

Habit à la française, Repossession provenance. Floral and plant motifs; embroidery. 18th century 1770s. Habit of green silk 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 runs in a wide band around the edges, cuffs, pockets, collar, and back pleats. Decorative buttons sewn in groups of three on the cuffs, under pocket flaps, two at the top of the back pleats, and in the pressed pleats. Silesia place of origin and France place of creation. Garment; length 112 cm., A side view of a long tailored coat displayed on a black form against a pale gray background, the coat made of a ribbed green fabric with a high collar and long sleeves; the front edge, cuffs, pocket area, and lower hem are decorated with floral embroidery in colors including pink, white, yellow, and green, and there are embroidered circular details on the cuff; the coat shows structured seams and a slightly curved silhouette.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A13_016

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Rights managed

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34.5Mb (1001.6Kb) / 9.4in x 14.2in / 2832 x 4256 (300dpi)

Keywords

Habit à la française Repossession provenance Floral plant motifs embroidery 18th century 1770s Habit green silk 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 runs wide band edges pockets back pleats Decorative buttons sewn groups three under pocket two pressed pleats Silesia place origin France place creation Garment length 112 cm side view long tailored coat displayed black form pale gray background coat ribbed green fabric high collar long sleeves front edge pocket area lower hem decorated floral embroidery colors pink white yellow green embroidered circular details cuff structured seams slightly curved silhouette.