Men's suit
Clothes for Men
Inventory number
2018.6.25.9ac.CM.SU.C1910.FRAuthor:
W. ROBERGEON (French)Description
Hand made men's suit, made of wool which consists of three items :1) black dinner jacket decorated with 6 buttons at the front, 2 at the back and a small notched lapel ;
2) black trousers with 2 pockets on the sides and two more at the back. The trousers has buttons by way of a fastening and ornamented with 2 black strips stitched on both sides and a little belt at the back;
3) black waistcoat ornamented with 4 buttons and 2 small pockets on the front side, and a small belt at the back. Inside this clothing item there are a little pocket and an elastic probably in order to tie a pocket watch.
Materials
SilkWool
Elastic
Celluloid
Origin
circa 1910 Paris, FranceExhibitions History
• 2020.02.29–2020.11.30. ‘Invitation to the La Belle Epoque ball (1889–1914). From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Castle Fall, Keila-Joa, Estonia.• 2022.12.13–2023.01.15. ‘Welcome to the Belle Epoque. 1890–1914. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Visaginas culture center, Visaginas, Lithuania.