Tail Coat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Tail Coat

Entry/Object ID

G89.069

Description

Entirely hand-stitched tail coat made of thin well-filled black wool. Some chain-stitching. Padded back, front and tail. Pocket in each rounded tail, no others. Gathered over back. Waistline. Double-breasted. 8 silk / velvet buttons on each side, 2 buttonholes closed and 2 each side rounded. 3 buttonholes on the French cuff. Sleeves lined with white cotton. Body lined in black ribbed silk.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Male
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Coat

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Fabric

Wool

Lining

Silk, Glazed Cotton

Color

Black

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1850

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American