Suit
The well-padded upper chest has generally been a sign of masculine power, although there have been periods when a less muscular silhouette has prevailed. When a full chest was preferred, wool felt or cotton padding-sometimes an inch thick, as here-was inserted between a man's jacket and its lining.
Artwork Details
- Title: Suit
- Designer: Newton (British)
- Date: 1829
- Culture: British
- Medium: wool (a, b), silk (b)
- Credit Line: Purchase, NAMSB Foundation Inc. Gift, and Judith and Gerson Leiber Fund, 1995
- Object Number: 1995.292a–c
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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