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Footman suit

Clothes for Men
Inventory number
2019.1.12.3ac.CM.SU.C1860.PL
Description
Livery footman, who accompanied on the hunt of the Polish prince, suit: wool flannel coat, knee breeches & waistcoat. Navy coat heavily embellished with woven cut and uncut wide velvet trim with heraldic coats of arms of the Polish king (insignia of lion and eagle), the hat of the Catholic Cardinal from the Vatican, and even the hog that the prince had hunted. Coat with banana wool facings back lined in homespun linen. Mustard breeches, waistcoat with metallic braid, drop front breeches, and waistcoat with linen back.
Materials
Wool
Cotton
Origin
1830 – 1860 Poland
Exhibitions History
• 2017.6.16 – 2017.9.30 ‘Exotic hunt at the Castle. Costumes and accesories from Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Ventspils museum (The Castle of Livonian Order), Ventspils, Latvia.
• 2024.07.22–2024.10.15. ‘The fashion of romanticism. Restrictions and contrasts. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Kiduliai Manor, Šakai district, Lithuania.