Court suit

Unknown

1780–90 · silk · Costume Institute

The professional elaborate embroidery on this coat is distinctive with fanciful floral motifs of an exotic nature and commonly unused colors such as orange. Embroidery of this caliber would have been reserved for formal occasions, such as a court appearance.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1780–90

Medium

silk

Culture

probably French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Museum Collection Fund, 1951