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Man's new style court dress and accessories
English
1911
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Mixed media
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Dows Dunham
Accession Number1985.882a-p
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionEnsemble consists of:
a) Black silk velvet coat with cut steel buttons
b) Black silk velvet breeches
c) Black beaver bicorne hat with cut steel medallion and loop chains and black silk rosette trim
d) White silk satin waistcoat with four cut steel buttons.
e) Black silk velvet waistcoat with four cut steel buttons.
f) Black silk stockings
g) White cotton stockings
h) Shoe buckles (cut steel) in case
i) Black garters
j) White kids gloves
k) Stand collar (Ede and Son, London)
l) Sword
m) Scabbard
n) Holster
o) Sheath
p) Tin trunk
a) Black silk velvet coat with cut steel buttons
b) Black silk velvet breeches
c) Black beaver bicorne hat with cut steel medallion and loop chains and black silk rosette trim
d) White silk satin waistcoat with four cut steel buttons.
e) Black silk velvet waistcoat with four cut steel buttons.
f) Black silk stockings
g) White cotton stockings
h) Shoe buckles (cut steel) in case
i) Black garters
j) White kids gloves
k) Stand collar (Ede and Son, London)
l) Sword
m) Scabbard
n) Holster
o) Sheath
p) Tin trunk
ProvenanceWorn by William Whitaker Thompson (donor's father) when Chairman of the London City Council to the court of King George V in 1911; Gift to the MFA, December 18, 1985.