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Woman's Coat
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Woman's Coat

Original Owner (American, 1886 - 1967)
Retailer (American, founded 1847)
Clothing Maker
Dateabout 1910-1920
MediumMachine-stitched wool and silk-covered ferrous metal buttons
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (center back length x width across shoulders): 55 3/4 x 16in. (141.6 x 40.6cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Linda Adelman
Object number2002.35.1
DescriptionWoman's fitted black wool coat with a black velvet collar that extends into black wool revers, trimmed with a 3/4-inch wide band of black silk satin. The revers are about five inches wide along the bottom edge. The body of the coat is decorated with 1 1/8-inch-wide strips of the black satin laid on in strapwork-like designs, with satin-covered buttons and cording imitating buttonholes between the strips. The side seams are open for 20 1/2 inches from the bottom; the openings are edged with strips of satin. The sleeves are slightly gathered at the shoulder and are trimmed around the wrists with the black satin strips and buttons. The coat is lined with black satin.
Collections
Status
Not on view
Dress
Adelaide Rathbone
about 1892-1894
Boy's Suit
Unknown
about 1880-1890
Gift of Charles S. MacDonough, 1847.12.0  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Commodore Thomas MacDonough
1812-1814
Front of dress without the matching cape.
Lyle N. Roapelye
about 1885
Dress
Unknown
about 1875
Gift of Phyllis Kihn, 1980.38.2a-c, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Marie L. Brown
1870
Wedding Dress
Mary Cornelia Bishop
1873