Wedding suit of black wool

Title
Wedding suit of black wool
LC Subject
menswear
Donor
Rodriguez, Adele
Description
Wedding suit of black wool: a) Jacket of black wool with slim notched collar; double breasted button closure can button to left or right; long sleeves; tailcoat has button accents at back; inner pocket; lined in brown twill; sleeves are lined in ivory and red sateen in a peppermint candy stripe pattern. b) Vest of black wool with back of brown silk twill; oval collar; three pockets; button front closure; buckle belt tab at back; lined in beige pinstripe sateen. c) Pants of black wool with button fly closure; tab belt with buckle at back; five welt pockets; slim straight leg; full-length; darts at back; waistband has buttons.
Motif
Pinstripes
Work Type
suits (main garments)
Location
United States
Date
1880/1889
Identifier
1988.005.001
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Wool Sateen
Technique
Tailcoat Self-covered buttons
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Worn in 1887.