Suit

L.S. Davidson

1903 · wool, silk · Costume Institute

This suit was worn by Arthur W. Clement (1878-1952), attorney and longtime trustee of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, now the Brooklyn Museum. At the time he wore this suit, he was 25 years old, a recent graduate of the New York Law School and a young associate at the law firm of Cravath & Henderson. The frock coat had nearly reached the end of its fashionable life by 1903, replaced by the morning suit for business or the lounge suit for less formal occasions.

Artist

L.S. Davidson

Date

1903

Medium

wool, silk

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Arthur W. Clement, 1940