Name/Title
BLACK TAIL COATEntry/Object ID
81.14.1.2Description
Color: Black
A black tail coat, also called an evening coat, from a tuxedo ensemble, ca. 1920s. Made of wool with a silk lining, the item is a suit coat with a shaped upper body, a waist seam, and tails that extend at the rear to about knee-length. The collar and lapel are wool, while the inner lining is black silk and the sleeves are white silk with vertical lines as a pattern. On each side of the inside front are pockets. At the left outer front is a pocket. The coat is fastened at the front with one removable black button. There are also buttons at the sleeves with same type as at the front. In good condition, the piece has discoloration on various places of the outer side; fading on the shoulders and arms; small holes at the arms; and pest damage on the arms at the elbow and wrist.Lexicon
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Three-dimensional, Tail coats, Clothing and dress, Men's clothing