Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Coachman's overcoat
Object Number:
INV.11806
Date:
ca. 1925
Medium:
Wool, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 1/2 x 18 x 3 in. ( 102.9 x 45.7 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: on label: "JOHN PATTERSON & CO/ ESTABLISHED 1852/ New York/ and / Newport" around a thistle
Description:
Blue single-breasted wool coachman's overcoat from a Coaching Club uniform with a fitted body and a full knee-length skirt; short pointed coller with an interior trim of blue and gold stripes and split falling into a short lapel; row of six round brass buttons; split up the back with a brass button at the base of the tails; one slit pocket at the waist and two exterior flap pockets at the waist; interior padded at the shoulder blades; remainder of interior lined with white cotton and blue felt; maker's label at the neck.
Credit Line:
Gift of Harris Fahnestock, 1938
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
