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Group shot: 2016.489.1-3
Man's 3-piece suit
Group shot: 2016.489.1-3

Man's 3-piece suit

about 1750, altered in the mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueSilk, voided & cut polychrome velvet, brocaded with silk
DimensionsCenter back (Jacket): 94.9 cm (37 3/8 in.)
Length (Breeches): 80 cm (31 1/2 in.)
Length (Vest): 83.8 cm (33 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Francis Warden Fund and funds donated by Doris May
Accession number2016.489.1-3
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ClassificationsCostumes
Provenance2012, sold by an antique dealer, Paris, to Villa Rosemaine Centre d'etude et de diffusion du patrimoine textile, Toulon, France; 2016, sold by Villa Rosemaine to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)