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Title
A group of men outdoors, Winter 1855
Publication Information
Ella Strong Denison Library
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century
Rights Information
For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the Ella Strong Denison Library at http://www.scrippscollege.edu/denison/
Description
A variety of English coat styles for men are shown in this illustration for March, 1855. Seven men are divided into two groups by the illustrator, the first group gathers around a man sitting in a chair, and the second group gathers around a man leaning against a low wall. The outdoors scene is in an unpaved area, with the white wall and many green trees in the background. The first man on the far left wears a black thigh-length, loose-fitting coat over his outfit of a high-collared, white pleated shirt, blue cravat, pink waistcoat, and Tattersall plaid black and gray trousers with a brown or purple wide stripe down the sides. The lounge coat has wide, loose-fitting sleeves. He wears black heeled boots or shoes, a dark gray top hat, tan gloves, and carries a walking stick. Next to him, sitting in the chair, is a man wearing light brown trousers that have black braiding or embroidery in a repeating floral pattern down the sides. He wears a white shirt, blue cravat, and a black coat with silk lapels and wide silk cuffs. He wears yellow gloves and black heeled shoes and is smoking a thin cigar. His hair is parted down the center and he has long sideburns. No one in the party wears a mustache. The third man wears a dove-gray, knee-length overcoat over a black, double-breasted frock coat, waistcoat, white shirt, maroon cravat, and dark trousers. To complete his outfit he wears black heeled shoes, yellow gloves, a black top hat and he wears long "mutton-chop" sideburns. The fourth man wears a white pleated shirt with a green cravat, and a matching suit of waistcoat and trousers in a small black and brown Tattersall plaid. Over this he wears a knee-length blue frock coat with wide lapels. To complete his outfit he wears black heeled shoes, yellow gloves, a black top hat, and carries a walking stick. Three men comprise the second group: the first man on the left is outfitted for hunting with his shotgun and leather shoulder bag. Over his white shirt and brown striped trousers he wears a short, black flecked gray tweed wool coat with flap pockets at the breast and hips. He wears black heeled boots, tan gloves, and a brown felt hat. His sideburns are also in the "mutton-chop" fashion of the day. Leaning against the wall is the second man of the group who wears riding costume. He wears gray breeches tucked into knee-high black leather riding boots, a white pleated shirt, black cravat, and a bottle green, double-breasted tailed coat. To complete his outfit he wears yellow gloves, a dark gray top hat, and he carries a riding crop. His sideburns are also in the long, "mutton-chop" fashion. The last man on the right wears slim gray green trousers and a knee-length blue frock. Like the man at the center, he wears black heeled shoes, a black top hat and carries a red walking stick.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
fpc00633.tif
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/fpc/id/647
Language
English
Subject
Boots
Braid
Buttons
Chairs
Clothing and dress
Coats
Collars
Gloves
Hairstyles
Hats
Men's clothing
Neckwear
Pleats (Sewing)
Pockets
Riding habit
Shoes
Sleeves
Cuffs (Clothing)
19th C costume England
Architecture
Breeches (Trousers)
Canes (Walking sticks)
Cigar smoking
Cravats
Crop, riding
Felt hats
Frock coats
Guns
Hunting costume
Lapels
Men's hairstyles
Overcoats
Sideburns
Top hats
Trousers
Embroidery
Floral patterns
Time Period
1850-1859
United Kingdom - Early Victorian, 1837-1860
Place
England
Source
Fashion plate, engraving (print), colored, 14.875 x 10.75 inches; Scripps College, Ella Strong Denison Library, Macpherson Collection, Costume Plates of Myrtle Tyrrell Kirby, box 13
Relation
Fashion Plate Collection, 19th Century - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/fpc

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