Name/Title
Coat, EveningEntry/Object ID
2020.400.27Description
Lady's Evening Black Coat
Machine and hand stitching
Right side of coat overlaps the left side
the lower front is curved with the left side more pronounced
Black satin with black silk satin lining with an underlining of fine wool
Sailor style collar with widelarge lapels heavily embelished with black cording and 2 inch wide black cordory trim
same design repeated on sleeve edge
straight sleeves gathered at shoulders
black hook mid Right lapel fastens to black eye in Left lapel
black hook lower Right lapel attaches to black thread loop below Left lapel
mid front is one inch knoted black cording applied in a circle, in the center is a round satin covered ball from which a 6 inch black tassel hangs along with 3 satin twisted cords of varied lengths with large knotted ends. Behind this embelishment is a black hook which attached to a missing thread loop.Collection
Carolyn Williams Lack Davis CollecionMade/Created
Notes
Date: Mid 19th Century