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Smoking Jacket

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1880-1890

GUSN

GUSN-12033

Description

Two printed paisley's on wool; 1st white ground large scale print in red, brown, and blue; 2nd red ground with small repeating pattern in green, blue, and orange. Shawl collar, front panels and hem in 1st pattern, faced with 2nd pattern; double breasted; sleeves and body in 2nd pattern; fully lined with red wool embroidered with peacock feather eyes in blue and green; interior pocket at right; tape loop inside collar.

Details

Descriptive Terms

smoking jackets
embroidering
stitching
machine-made
printing (process)
wool (textile)
Wool
Transfer Printed
Embroidered
Hand Stitched
Paisley
JACKET, SMOKING

Additional Identification Number

92-319
WHS 340

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Weston Historical Society

Accession Number

1993.326

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