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Dress coat and breeches

1780/1790

Palazzo Madama

Palazzo Madama
Torino, Italy

Padded with cottonwool, the dress coat has a redingote cut. The front reveals eight embroidered buttons and three buttonholes which correspond to the second, third and fourth button. The coat also has eyelet loops in brown silk thread intended for honors and medals. The breeches, made of the same fabric, have a petit point fastening besides a lateral closure at the knee by means of buttons and an embroidered garter.

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  • Title: Dress coat and breeches
  • Date Created: 1780/1790
  • Location Created: France (?)
  • Provenance: Acquisto Pietro Accorsi
  • Type: Coat
  • Medium: Liseré velvet, embroidered long and short stitch, stem stitch, flat/satin stitch and French knot, with polychrome silks
Palazzo Madama

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