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Man's three-part court suit (coat, waistcoat, and breeches)
French
about 1805–08
Object Place: probably France
Medium/Technique
Wool broadcloth embroidered with silk and metallic threads, spangles, and glass
Dimensions
Coat: center back (collar to bottom of coat): 106 cm (41 3/4 in.)
Waistcoat: center front: 55.2 cm (21.75 in.)
Breeches: center front: 67.9 cm (26.75 in.)
Waistcoat: center front: 55.2 cm (21.75 in.)
Breeches: center front: 67.9 cm (26.75 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert C. Winthrop
Accession Number01.110-112
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPlum colored broadcloth embroidered with plum colored and white silk and chenille, silver thread, spangles and brilliants. Supposed to have been worn by the Hon. James Bowdoin, U.S. Minister to Spain, 1805-1808, at a ball given by Napoleon at the Tuileries. Worn with 01.110 and 01.111.
ProvenanceSaid to have been worn by the Hon. James Bowdoin, U.S. Minister to Spain from 1805-1808; to his grand-nephew, James Bowdoin Winthrop by inheritance; to James Bowdoin Winthrop's nephew, Robert C. Winthrop, Jr. by inheritance; gift of Robert C. Winthrop, Jr. to MFA, February 1, 1901.