Coat

1630–40

Not on view

Presumably a utilitarian garment, this coat still retains a number of fashionable details such as decorative lashed sleeve caps and split sleeves through which the chemise would be visible.

Artwork Details

Object Information

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Exhibition History

Title: Coat
Date: 1630–40
Culture: British
Medium: leather
Credit Line: Gift of Mary Alice Dykman Dean (Mrs. Bashford Dean), 1950
Object Number: C.I.50.98.3
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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