Art Institute of Chicago

Man's Coat

France, possibly Lyon

Date

1780s

Medium

Silk, compound weave foundation; embroidered with silk threads in satin, stem and straight stitches; French knots, needle lace fillings, and slanted satin border block shading

Culture

France

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

Men’s formal clothing in the late 18th and early 19th centuries was often made of textured silk fabric with rich floral embroidery. A coat such as this would have had matching knee breeches and a coordinating vest called a waistcoat.

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