Coat, Frock
Name/Title
Coat, FrockEntry/Object ID
G2007.043Description
Partly machine-stitched and hand-finished. Machine topstitching on all edges. Straight cut. Knee-length coat made of brown wool on cotton warp, napped. The center back and side back seams. Narrow collar and short lapel, single-breasted with 4 thin disk buttons covered with black fabric, between waist and throat. No waist. Full skirts in front but tails and waist seam in back, 2 more buttons at the center back waist. Welt pocket in front at each hip. Another angled one on the left front body, brown lining cambric pocket bags. Very wide 2-piece ‘coat’ (lobster-claw) sleeves lined with coarse white lining cambric. Body lined with black twilled Italian quilted over batting around the sides and front.Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionCategory
Adult, Male
Historic Costume
Clothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
CoatClothing Sex
MaleTextile Details
Fabric
WoolLining
Glazed CottonColor
BrownMade/Created
Date made
1860 - 1870Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
American